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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Michael Savage Media editor

Rupert Lowe set to be paid as much for divisive posts on Elon Musk’s X as for being MP

Rupert Lowe.
Rupert Lowe’s previous posts have included posts demanding mass deportations. Photograph: Jason Bye/The Guardian

Rupert Lowe, the leader of Restore Britain, is on course to earn as much from the social media platform X as he does from his salary as an MP, after surging income from posts that include demands for mass deportations.

Lowe has earned £932 an hour for his posts on X, formerly Twitter, since the start of the year, according to his own declarations in the register of MPs’ financial interests, which detail how many hours he has spent on X for each payment he received from the platform.

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