Boris Johnson makes more than £1m from speeches since leaving office

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Boris Johnson astatine  the CNN acme  successful  PortugalImage source, EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

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Boris Johnson was paid £215,000 to springiness a code astatine a acme successful Lisbon

Boris Johnson has made much than £1m from giving speeches since leaving No 10, parliamentary records show.

The erstwhile premier curate was paid £754,000 for 3 speeches successful America, India and Portugal past month, according to the latest registry of MPs' interests.

It comes connected apical of £276,000 helium made from a code successful October.

The records besides amusement helium and his household person continued to person accommodation from Tory donor Lord Bamford.

Mr Johnson registered a further £3,500 successful accommodation from the JCB brag and his woman Carole for November and December.

That was successful summation to the £37,000 for accommodation helium had antecedently registered from the mates since leaving bureau successful September.

A erstwhile introduction specified it covered the outgo of hiring a marquee, portable toilets, waiting staff, flowers, a South African BBQ and an crystal pick van.

According to the latest update to the register, Mr Johnson was paid £277,723 by New York-based concern banking steadfast Centerview Partners for a code connected 9 November.

He past received £261,652 from the Hindustan Times for a code connected 17 November, and £215,275 from Portuguese TV presumption Televisao Independente for a code connected 23 November during the CNN Global Summit successful Lisbon.

Mr Johnson was replaced arsenic premier curate by Liz Truss successful September, aft his resignation successful June.

His downfall followed a wide revolt by ministers implicit controversies including his handling of intersexual misconduct allegations against erstwhile lawman main whip Chris Pincher.

Mr Johnson faced disapproval for being excessively dilatory to suspend Mr Pincher from the parliamentary party, pursuing allegations helium had groped 2 men successful a backstage members' club.

Mr Pincher stepped down from his authorities occupation successful July, erstwhile helium apologised for drinking "far excessively much" and embarrassing "myself and different people".

The MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip attempted a astonishment comeback successful October, erstwhile helium emerged arsenic a imaginable replacement for Ms Truss aft she resigned.

But helium aboriginal ruled himself retired of the enactment race, saying it was not imaginable to govern efficaciously without a agreed party.

There had been suggestions Mr Johnson would basal down from Parliament aft helium was ousted arsenic premier curate but helium has told his section Conservative Party he volition basal again arsenic an MP astatine the adjacent wide election.

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