Nigel Farage earned £270,000 for gold bullion promotion
Nigel Farage reportedly earned £270,000 for 12 hours of work promoting gold bullion, sparking debate about MPs' second jobs.
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Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, has come under fire after it was revealed he earned £270,000 for just 12 hours of work promoting a gold bullion company. The payment, from Direct Bullion, is the largest sum he has declared since becoming an MP. The disclosure has reignited the debate over whether MPs should be allowed to hold second jobs.
The Prime Minister criticised Farage during a parliamentary session, saying: "I'm happy with their leader earning £20,000 an hour flogging gold bullion." A Reform UK spokesman defended the arrangement, stating that Farage is a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion and that the income has been properly declared.
While the payment appears to be within the current rules, critics argue it is unacceptable for an MP to act as an ambassador for a private company. One MP called for a ban on second jobs, saying: "Trust in politics and politicians is at an all time low. A real way to show that we're changing things is to start off by banning this racket of MPs second jobs. It stinks. The public knows it stinks and it's got to stop."
Farage is also facing a separate investigation by the parliamentary commissioner for standards over an undeclared gift of £5 million from a cryptocurrency billionaire. The controversy adds to growing scrutiny of the system governing MPs' outside earnings.
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| Claim | Channel 5 |
|---|---|
| Nigel Farage earned £270,000 for approximately 12 hours of work promoting Direct Bullion. | |
| Nigel Farage is being investigated by the parliamentary commissioner for standards over an undeclared gift of £5 million from a cryptocurrency billionaire. | |
| The Prime Minister criticised Nigel Farage over the payment during a parliamentary session. |
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The channel framed the story as a clear-cut controversy, highlighting the large sum for minimal work and the Prime Minister's direct criticism. It balanced the report with a defence from Reform UK and broader context about other MPs' second jobs, but the tone was critical of the practice. The segment also included a separate, unrelated story about President Trump's finances, which diluted the focus on Farage.
- “£270,000 for doing just 12 hours work. Well, sounds like a pretty good deal, right?”
- “I'm happy with their leader earning £20,000 an hour flogging gold bullion.”
- “It's an astonishing sum of money, isn't it? And apparently entirely within the rules. But it's surely not acceptable for a member of parliament to also serve as the ambassador of a private company.”
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