Nigel Farage’s income since he was elected as an MP has now reached £2m on top of his parliamentary salary, analysis of the register of MPs has shown. Farage’s earning power sets him alongside a small number of MPs who have been able to leverage their status for external income alongside their day jobs – drawing comparisons to Boris Johnson, who made about £5m on top of his MP’s salary in the six months after he resigned as prime minister. Analysis by the investigations website DeSmog shows Farage has registered more than £2m in financial interests since July 2024, when he was elected as the MP for Clacton. The figures come amid growing scrutiny of Farage’s wealth after the Guardian revealed last week that the Reform UK leader received and did not declare a £5m gift from his party’s mega-donor Christopher Harborne prior to the 2024 general election, potentially in violation of parliamentary rules. Farage has said he had no need to declare the money as it was “an unconditional, non-political, personal gift”.…