Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson He has earned more than five million euros from giving lectures and editorial contracts since he left power last September, well above his salary as a parliamentarian.
Specifically, Johnson earned almost five million pounds (5.6 million euros), a large amount compared to the 84,144 pounds (94,830 euros) that he earns as a deputy for the Uxbridge constituency (northwest London), according to declared income. .
the old leader tory he received an advance payment of 2,488,387 pounds (2,786,993 euros) from the Harry Walker agency of New York to give a series of lectures in the future.
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That agency represents prominent figures in US politics, including former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
According to the income register, to which British deputies are required to declare, Johnson also entered last January 246,406 pounds (277,699 euros) from Bloomberg Singapore and 200,892 pounds (226,405 euros) from Aditya Birla Management, an Indian company, for giving speeches.
Likewise, Johnson has declared an advance of 510,000 pounds (571,200 euros) from the publisher HarperCollins to publish memoirs that narrate his three-year period as head of government during the Brexit negotiations and the covid-19 pandemic.
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Last month he declared that he received a million pounds (1.12 million euros) from Christopher Harborne, a businessman who had supported Brexit, and that the former leader has now allocated to the so-called Boris Johnson Office, established to finance the activity public office of the politician and which has some employees, according to the media.
Johnson was forced to announce his resignation last July – which he made effective in September – as a result of pressure on his formation due to various scandals, including parties at the official residence on Downing Street during the pandemic.
Source: EFE
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