The latest update to the Register of Members’ Financial Interests is out. See who has the deepest pockets…
Nigel Farage trousered £42,549 from his Cameo video recordings, which must have upset the Guardian. His attempted trip to the Chagos islands – Farage registered it as a “humanitarian aid mission” – cost £25,000, courtesy of Reform donor Christopher Harborne. His £9,466 trip to Mar-a-Lago was picked up by US lobby group Club for Growth…
Angela Rayner banked £19,000 for a single speaking engagement paid by the Management Consultancies Association. There is still a grand total of £0 registered for her book deal advance. She did, however, accept £50,000 from Refrigeration House Limited and £2,500 from Trevor Chinn. Rayner described both donations as “staffing costs“. Quite a sum for a backbencher…
Kemi Badenoch accepted £7,549 in hospitality from Tory donor Neil Record. Five nights for herself and four family members at his private residence over half-term…
Rupert Lowe earned £5,803 from X for an estimated five hours of posting. Farage registered £524 and Lee Anderson £329 from the platform in the same period…
Oliver Dowden took £15,000 from hedge fund Caxton Associates for 30 hours of ‘strategy advice.’
And finally, Starmer registered another trip to the Arsenal Directors’ Box. Two tickets to the tune of £1,000, obviously. As always, nice work if you can get it…
Sarah Pochin at Reform Scotland’s manifesto launch event: “I really wanted to come on in a Reform tartan burka, but apparently I wasn’t allowed… One day let’s do one of these events not live-streamed. We’ll do all the naughty stuff…”