Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has declared a payment of £270,000 for promoting gold bullion as a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion. This sum is nearly three times his annual MP salary of just over £98,000 and represents the largest single payment he has registered for work outside his parliamentary role.
According to the latest update to the MPs' register of financial interests, Mr Farage earned the six-figure sum for an estimated four hours of work per month over a three-month period, totaling 12 hours. He has previously received payments from the same company: £91,200 registered in February 2025 and £135,000 registered in November last year.
Additional Income and Assets
Mr Farage also declared £18,402 for an estimated six hours of presenting on GB News. A spokesman for Mr Farage stated: “As has previously been reported and declared, Nigel Farage is a brand ambassador for Direct Bullion.”
The Reform leader, who has presented himself as a champion of working people, owns at least four houses. These include a grade-II listed property in Surrey purchased in May 2024 and a seaside property bought via his company Thorn in the Side Ltd for £499,995 in 2020. His partner also owns a home in his Clacton constituency.
Ongoing Questions Over £5 Million Gift
Mr Farage continues to face scrutiny over a £5 million gift from Thai-based billionaire Christopher Harborne. He has argued that the gift, received before he announced his candidacy for Parliament in 2024, did not need to be declared as it was unrelated to politics. However, he has given varying explanations, including that it was for personal security or a “reward” for his Brexit campaigning.
Parliament's standards commissioner is investigating whether the gift should have been registered. In a recent interview with LBC, Mr Farage insisted it was a “wholly private matter” and refused to disclose how much had been spent on security or other purposes. He said: “With all due respect, what’s it got to do with you? It's an unconditional gift. I can spend it on Ferraris if I want. That'd be entirely up to me.” When pressed on why he previously said it was for security, he replied: “The understanding is, and you know very well, I've been physically more attacked over many years than any other politician.” He added: “I can do what I want with it. I can put it on the horses.”
