Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been paid more than 1 million pounds ($1.24 million) to deliver four speeches since he left Downing Street just over three months ago, official data showed on Wednesday.
Johnson stood down as prime minister in early September after he lost the support of ministers and lawmakers following months of scandals, including parties at the heart of government when the rest of Britain was under a strict lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic.
As a member of parliament, Johnson is required to declare external earnings, as well as the number of hours involved. His other earnings were a"speaking engagement and VIP reception" with the Indian newspaper the Hindustan Times for which he was paid 261 652 pounds, as well as 215 276 pounds for a speech at the CNN Global Summit Lisbon, and 276 130 pounds for a Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers conference.
In October Johnson abandoned an attempt to reclaim the job he lost just weeks earlier following his successor Liz Truss's brief tenure as prime minister.
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