Farage earns £43k from personalised videos as MPs declare outside income

26 March 2026 , 07:58

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage topped the list of MPs’ outside earnings, reporting £43,548.76 of income from recording 30 hours of personalized Cameo videos.

The Clacton MP logged these earnings over the past four months, adding to the £81,634 the videos had already earned him over the last year.

MPs are required by law to declare all income they make from outside sources within 28 days of receiving the money. They are also required to register all gifts and donations they receive over the value of £300.

ITV News has reached out to Reform UK for further comment.

Farage has previously apologized for failing to report outside earnings within the required timeframe after the parliamentary standards watchdog found he had breached the MPs’ code of conduct 17 times by failing to register £384,000 in earnings.

Cameo is a video platform used by celebrities and public figures that allows the public to purchase personalized video messages.

Farage’s use of the platform made headlines last week when an investigation by the Guardian revealed he had recorded multiple messages endorsing a neo-Nazi event, repeating extremist slogans, and making misogynistic remarks.

The Guardian also reported that Farage charged £155 for a video to a man he was told had received a 16-month sentence for his involvement in a far-right riot. The Reform leader told the man to "keep acting in the right way", the video shows.

Farage declined to comment on the investigation last week, saying "I don’t approve of things being published in national newspapers on things that have been illegally obtained".

Responding, a Guardian spokesperson told ITV News: "Nigel Farage’s allegation is entirely false. All of the Cameo videos and their associated data used in our investigation were publicly available on the platform’s website."

A spokesperson for the Reform UK leader said: “Mr. Farage has recorded many thousands of videos for genuine supporters to celebrate weddings, congratulate friends or send novelty messages. At that scale, the occasional mistake can occur.

"[They] should not be treated as political statements or campaign activity.

"He has long been clear in his opposition to extremism and political violence.”

The Reform leader has previously caused controversy with his Cameo videos after repeating a pro-IRA slogan in one message requested by a customer.

As of March 25, Farage has stopped taking Cameo requests, with users being told "Nigel Farage is unavailable" when viewing his profile.

A Reform Party spokesperson said Farage had paused his account "for security reasons".

Ashton under Lyne MP Angela Rayner recorded the second-highest earnings, registering a payment of £19,000 for a speaking engagement via JLA Speakers Ltd on February 13.

What are the rules around outside earnings and gifts for MPs?

No cap exists on the amount MPs can earn from outside employment, though some groups have called for limits on what is allowed.

MPs are currently forbidden from working as paid strategists, advisers, or consultants, or from lobbying ministers on behalf of outside interests.

Rules also stipulate they must not be prevented from fulfilling their primary duties to constituents by external work.

The rules for gifts, however, are much tighter.

MPs can only receive gifts or donations worth over £500 from individuals on the UK electoral register, UK-registered companies and some UK-registered organizations.

They cannot accept gifts worth over £500 from foreign individuals or companies registered outside the UK, except in the case of overseas travel.

The rules for ministers are even stricter, after Starmer sought greater transparency over what was allowed.

A separate register of interests for gifts received in ministerial capacities exists and is published by the Cabinet Office each month.

Ministers can keep gifts worth up to £140 and do not have to declare them – if the gift is of higher value, they can choose to pay the difference between the value and £140 to purchase it, as Starmer chose to do for a pair of personalized cufflinks Donald Trump gifted his son during the president’s second state visit.

Anything not purchased by a minister must be given back to the department in which they work.

On Wednesday, the government announced new measures to tighten the restrictions on donations from dual British nationals as well as foreign individuals hoping to donate money through UK companies.