Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received around 315,000 euros for a speech he gave to insurers in the US in October, according to the register where MPs must declare their income. An update to this register published on Thursday shows that Boris Johnson received exactly £276,130 (€314,830) for this 30-minute speech, followed by a 45-minute discussion before the Board of Insurance Agents and Brokers in Colorado Springs.
By October, British newspapers were already excited about this high-paying gig, but then reported a salary of $150,000, which is less than half of what the former prime minister actually received. Boris Johnson noted in the logbook that he worked a total of 8.5 hours, which equates to an hourly wage of £32,500 (€37,000). Transport and accommodation were also provided for him and two members of the team.
Boris Johnson spoke from Downing Street just a month after he quit a government fed up with a deluge of scandals and lies… and just days before a spectacular comeback attempt to replace short-lived Prime Minister Liz Truss. He resigned on October 20. He eventually surrendered and Rishi Sunak became Prime Minister.
Help from Rupert Murdoch
The Register of Members of Parliament’s Financial Interests provides information on MPs’ financial remuneration or any benefits they receive that could be perceived as influencing their actions as elected MPs.
Boris Johnson, who must complete this register as he is still an MP, also received the equivalent of £11,559 (€13,180) from media mogul Rupert Murdoch for travel and accommodation expenses for a meeting in Montana, US, where the latter; has a ranch.
The register also shows the former prime minister was put up with his family for a few days in October by Lord Anthony Bamford, the pro-Brexit businessman who part-funded Boris and Kerry Johnson’s wedding reception at his country house in July.
London’s Gatwick Airport offered the couple and their two young children their luxury resort twice in October for £3,168 (€3,616). Such was the case on October 22nd when Boris Johnson rushed home from his holiday in the Dominican Republic for a run at Downing Street.
Source: Le Figaro
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