Boris Johnson declares £1m in earnings from speaking events since leaving office

Fees from speaking engagements in the US, India and Portugal during November alone earned former PM more than £750,000

Boris Johnson attends the CNN global conference in Lisbon, Portugal. EPA

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson has earned more than £1 million ($1.2 million) from speaking engagements since leaving office, it has been revealed.

Fees from speaking engagements in the US, India and Portugal during November alone earned Mr Johnson more than £750,000, according to the latest update to the MPs’ register of interests published on Wednesday.

Added to the £276,000 Mr Johnson received for a speech to American insurance brokers in October, it means he has received a total of £1,030,780 in speaking fees since leaving Downing Street on September 6.

The records show Mr Johnson was paid £277,723 by New York-based investment banking firm Centerview Partners for a speech on November 9.

He then received £261,652 from The Hindustan Times for a speech on November 17 and another £215,275 on November 23 from Televisao Independente for speaking at the CNN global conference in Lisbon.

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  Boris Johnson makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London, on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, before leaving for Balmoral in Scotland for an audience with Queen Elizabeth II to formally resign as Britain's prime minister. PA

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The entries also declare that The Hindustan Times and Televisao Independente provided Mr Johnson and two members of staff with transport, food and accommodation, while Centerview Partners provided transport and accommodation.

Mr Johnson’s latest entry also shows he and his family have continued to receive accommodation worth £3,500 a month from Conservative donor Lord Bamford and his wife.

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