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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rob Davies

Why is Nigel Farage being paid so much to promote a gold bullion company?

Screenshot of Nigel Farage promoting Direct Bullion on a Facebook post.
Nigel Farage has earned £685,500 so far for promoting Direct Bullion, according to the register of MPs’ interests. Photograph: Facebook

Despite the demands of being the MP for Clacton and leader of Reform UK, Nigel Farage has found time to develop several alternative income streams since being elected to parliament.

His side hustles include being a social media influencer, presenting on GB News, and a stint recording on-demand videos for the Cameo platform – during which he appeared to endorse a neo-Nazi event, called for the release of the jailed rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, and was duped into voicing a pro-IRA slogan.

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