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Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage

Reform UK
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Clacton
MP Since
4 July 2024 (2 years, 2 months)
Status
active
Constituency: Clacton

Nigel Farage represents Clacton in the House of Commons, sitting as a Reform UK MP. They have served as the constituency's MP for 2 years, 2 months.

Pay & Expenses
£98,599
basic salary / year

This is the basic MP salary, set by IPSA and paid to all 650 MPs regardless of role.

£178,046
total expenses claimed, 2024-25
Staffing
£150,834
Office
£5,515
Accommodation
£0
Travel & Other
£21,697
Source: IPSA official expenses data. Covers parliamentary business costs only — staffing, office running costs, accommodation, and travel — not personal spending.
Declared Donations (9)
£204,048.89
total declared, since 2024 general election
Source: Electoral Commission official register, donations since the 2024 general election (4 July 2024) only. Donations are legally required to be declared if above the statutory threshold — this is not a complete record of all support an MP may receive.
Club for Growth
Other · 6 Mar 2026
£9,466.46
Christopher Harborne
Individual · 19 Feb 2026
£25,000
Sasan Ghandehari
Individual · 21 Jan 2026
£50,482.16
Abu Dhabi Formula 1
Other · 6 Dec 2025
£9,000
Bassim Haidar
Individual · 6 Nov 2025
£54,921.02
GB News
Other · 19 Feb 2025
£7,924.02
Christopher Harborne
Individual · 17 Jan 2025
£27,616.76
George Cottrell
Individual · 14 Dec 2024
£15,276.72
The New York Young Republicans Club
Other · 14 Dec 2024
£4,361.75
Voting Record (most recent 15)
Source: official Commons Votes API, all divisions since the 2024 general election.
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
3 Jun 2026 · Result: 302 Aye, 155 No (passed)
Voted No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
18 Mar 2026 · Result: 277 Aye, 99 No (passed)
Voted No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
18 Mar 2026 · Result: 368 Aye, 107 No (passed)
Voted No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
11 Mar 2026 · Result: 174 Aye, 292 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
11 Mar 2026 · Result: 292 Aye, 161 No (passed)
Voted No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
11 Mar 2026 · Result: 172 Aye, 283 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
11 Mar 2026 · Result: 175 Aye, 292 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
2 Mar 2026 · Result: 105 Aye, 410 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026 · Result: 362 Aye, 107 No (passed)
Voted No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026 · Result: 392 Aye, 116 No (passed)
Voted No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
20 Jan 2026 · Result: 347 Aye, 184 No (passed)
Voted No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
20 Jan 2026 · Result: 344 Aye, 182 No (passed)
Voted No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
20 Jan 2026 · Result: 347 Aye, 185 No (passed)
Voted No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
14 Jan 2026 · Result: 301 Aye, 110 No (passed)
Voted No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
16 Dec 2025 · Result: 341 Aye, 195 No (passed)
Voted No
Recent Coverage (20)
Stories mentioning Nigel Faragetracked across NewsDeck's sources
‘Significant unease’ at the Telegraph over Reform using outlet for ‘spoiler’ tactics
Recent instances of Nigel Farage’s party trying to gain sympathetic coverage leads to debate over reporting practices The Telegraph and Refo
Guardian Politics·15 Sept· View coverage →
Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assault
Dan Thomas, a former Tory councillor, was elected to Senedd as leader of the opposition in May The leader of Reform UK in Wales is standing
The Guardian·15 Sept· View coverage →
Reform UK's Welsh leader resigns after being reported to police
Reform UK's Welsh leader Dan Thomas has resigned after being reported to the police. Mr Thomas, who was only made leader of Nigel Farage's o
GB News·15 Sept· View coverage →
Labour fury as Reform UK launches Space Invaders-style 'small boat watch' game with Royal Navy repelling Channel migrants
The game is available on a 'Small Boat Watch' app created by Nigel Farage's party.
Daily Mail·15 Sept· View coverage →
Villages across Britain beg for Piddington blueprint as referendum ballot opens today
Villages across Britain are begging for a Piddington blueprint as the Oxfordshire village prepares to hold an unprecedented vote on leaving
GB News·15 Sept· View coverage →
Nigel Farage insists Reform's billionaire donors are voters in the UK
Questions have swirled about Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne since the weekend, when they confirmed they were each giving Reform UK a reco
Daily Mail·14 Sept· View coverage →
Angela Rayner's blast at 'fascist oligarchs': Hypocrisy row as she attacks Reform donors... but defends union millions
In an extraordinary intervention, Angela Rayner vowed to 'defend our democracy' against 'fascist oligarchs' donating to Nigel Farage's party
Daily Mail·14 Sept· View coverage →
A third of UK electorate may vote tactically because they are ‘terrified’ of Reform
The More in Common survey found that more than half of supporters of Labour, the Lib Dems and Greens are prepared to vote tactically to prev
The Independent·14 Sept· View coverage →
Nigel Farage refuses to say if Reform UK’s £72mn gifts would comply with new cap
Under Labour’s proposed rules, overseas donors would be prevented from giving more than £100,000 a year, retrospective to March 25
FT UK·14 Sept· View coverage →
As Reform celebrates £72m in donations, tell me this: are you ready to see two rich men buy our democracy? | Owen Jones
It’s not just that Nigel Farage claimed his movement abhorred the super-rich. It’s also the obscenity of individuals seeking so much sway ov
Guardian Politics·14 Sept· View coverage →
Richard Tice rallies to the defence of Reform’s crypto ‘patriots’ | John Crace
You can’t buy Dicky’s level of stupidity though it could be argued that Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo just have Never in the field of Br
The Guardian·14 Sept· View coverage →
Farage condemns Labour bid to wipe out Reform's £72m 'super-donations' - as Boris Johnson brands backdated law 'pathetic'
Nigel Farage insisted the gifts from two crypto billionaires - totalling £72million - were 'compliant' with the law as it stands.
Daily Mail·14 Sept· View coverage →
Nigel Farage acknowledges Reform UK’s £72m donations may fall foul of law change
The Reform UK leader appeared defiant as he hit out against the move to retrospectively apply a new law to the twin £36 million gifts.
Evening Standard·14 Sept· View coverage →
Nigel Farage acknowledges Reform UK’s £72m donations may fall foul of law change
The Reform UK leader appeared defiant as he hit out against the move to retrospectively apply a new law to the twin £36 million gifts.
Evening Standard·14 Sept· View coverage →
Richard Tice blasts ‘flailing’ Labour’s ‘hyperventilating hypocrisy’ with bid to cap party donations
Richard Tice has accused Labour of “rigging the system” against Reform UK as he hit back at plans to cap donations to political parties. Spe
GB News·14 Sept· View coverage →
Boris Johnson sides with Reform UK in donations row as he tears into ‘pathetic’ Labour
Boris Johnson has declared he agrees with Reform UK’s Richard Tice “absolutely” amid a row over donations to Nigel Farage’s party. Speaking
GB News·14 Sept· View coverage →
Nigel Farage more unpopular than ever, new poll shows
Nigel Farage now has a net favourability rating of -45, identical to Sir Keir Starmer’s score just before his resignation as prime minister
The Independent·14 Sept· View coverage →
David Gauke: What happens if Nigel Farage walks away?
If Farage goes – and it remains an ‘if’ - the threat to the Conservative Party from its right will be diminished. It is a great opportunity
ConservativeHome·14 Sept· View coverage →
US Congressman Randy Fine calls for break-up of UK with 'four state solution'
A US Congressman has called for the break-up of the United Kingdom as he threw his support behind a "four state solution". Republican Repres
GB News·14 Sept· View coverage →
Theresa May's husband sparks outrage over club admission of NatWest chief behind Nigel Farage debanking scandal
A bitter internal revolt has erupted at one of Britain's most venerable private institutions after the disgraced former NatWest chief execut
GB News·13 Sept· View coverage →