{"id":55682,"date":"2026-06-30T17:45:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/nigel-farage-declares-earning-270000-for-gold-bullion-promotions\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T17:45:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T17:45:55","slug":"nigel-farage-declares-earning-270000-for-gold-bullion-promotions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/nigel-farage-declares-earning-270000-for-gold-bullion-promotions\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigel Farage declares earning \u00a3270,000 for gold bullion promotions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has earned \u00a3270,000 for advertising gold bullion &#8211; the single biggest payment he has registered since becoming an MP.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In the list of MPs&#8217; interests, Farage declared that the payment from Direct Bullion was for work amounting to an estimated four hours per month across a three-month period. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Labour chair Anna Turley said: &#8220;Nigel Farage clearly has the Midas touch when it comes to lining his pockets instead of doing his day job.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A spokesman for Farage said: &#8220;As has previously been reported and declared, Nigel Farage is a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Farage has previously registered payments from the company, including one of \u00a391,200 in February 2025 and another of \u00a3135,000 in November 2025. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In the most recent set of declarations, he recorded an estimated \u00a318,402 for his work as a presenter on GB News. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Clacton MP has faced growing questions about his finances &#8211; specifically an undeclared \u00a35m gift he received from cryptocurrency investor and billionaire Christopher Harborne.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Farage has argued he did not need to declare the gift because he received it before he was elected to Parliament and that it was not a political donation. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner is investigating whether he broke the rules.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Farage had previously registered more than \u00a380,000 from filming personalised messages for individuals on the Cameo website. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">However, in March of this year he said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c79jwxypp1ro\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">he would be pausing the service,<\/a> citing security reasons. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">MPs are allowed to take on second jobs separate to their work as an MP however, they must record income which exceeds \u00a3300 per year. They are not allowed to provide paid parliamentary advice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Turley said: &#8220;He should be focused on putting more pounds back in his Clacton constituents&#8217; pockets rather than racking up payments off the back of gold sales.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cy8dg3883g7o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has earned \u00a3270,000 for advertising gold bullion &#8211; the single biggest payment he has registered since becoming an MP. In the list of MPs&#8217; interests, Farage declared that the payment from Direct Bullion was for work amounting to an estimated four hours per month across a three-month period. 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