Curious about your MP’s side income? Check out our interactive tool to see how much they made from second jobs alongside their parliamentary duties
Greater Manchester: Recent figures show that MPs in Greater Manchester earned over £50,000 from second jobs. This money comes from work outside their parliamentary duties.
You can easily check how much your MP made using our interactive tool. MPs can have extra jobs as long as they declare them. Their earnings are listed in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, updated every two weeks.
The latest register includes income declared up to January 20. Analysis reveals that nine out of 27 Greater Manchester MPs received a total of £50,476 from additional jobs. Most of this money was for roles they held before being elected.
For instance, Josh Simons, the Labour MP for Makerfield, earned £1,675 from Sky TV for appearing on Politics Hub. He also got £2,665 for his previous role as a director of Labour Together.
Connor Rand, MP for Altrincham and Sale West, received the highest single payment of £19,432. This was an end-of-service payment from his former job at Usdaw. He left that role when he was elected in July.
Michael Wheeler, another Labour MP, also got an end-of-service payment of £14,566 from Usdaw. Meanwhile, Phil Brickell, MP for Bolton West, was still working for NatWest when elected and received £3,333 for that role.
Other MPs like Lisa Smart and Tom Morrison declared earnings from their work as local councillors. Smart earned £2,889, while Morrison received £1,842.
Interestingly, while many Greater Manchester MPs have left their old jobs, Nigel Farage has been juggling nine different roles. He has made a whopping £571,585 from these jobs, more than any other MP.
Farage’s earnings include £219,506 for his show on GB News. He also made money from Cameo video messages, totaling over £54,000 since the election. That’s more than all Greater Manchester MPs combined!
Commons leader Lucy Powell has promised to address MPs taking on jobs that could distract them from their parliamentary duties. She expressed concern about ongoing contracts with media organizations.
Farage has defended his income, saying he runs a company with expenses and income. He believes the current system for reporting MP earnings is flawed and doesn’t accurately reflect his financial situation.
