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Reform UK leader banked £1.2m from role as presenter on GB News and payments from social media

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[–] obinice@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Well to clarify, he's not the highest earning MP, he's the person with the highest diversified income who also works as an MP.

The original statement makes it sound - I suspect on purpose for clickbaity effect - as if his high income is due to his MP's salary.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I kinda doubt that claim too, given the net worth of people like Sunak, Rees-Mogg, and Zahawi. I'm guessing Farage just doesn't hide his income as well as some of the others.

[–] Baggins@feddit.uk 3 points 3 weeks ago

Baby steps.

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

But of course he's not in it for the money.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 5 points 3 weeks ago

He isn't. He's in it so people have to pay attention to him. The money is nice of course.

[–] Guntrigger@sopuli.xyz 5 points 3 weeks ago

Being a propagandist pays