Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was paid around €315,000 for a speech he gave in the United States in October. This is evident from a publicly accessible register in which British MPs must declare their income, which was updated on Thursday.
Accordingly, Johnson received the equivalent of exactly $314,830 for a 30-minute speech and subsequent 45-minute discussion before the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers in the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Hourly wage of 37,000 euros
British newspapers reported about the well-paid speech in October, but then spoke of a compensation of about 144,000 euros – less than half of what the former prime minister actually received.
Johnson stated in the register that he had worked a total of 8.5 hours. That brings him to an hourly wage of 37,000 euros. He and two members of his team were also paid for travel and accommodation expenses. Johnson delivered the speech just over a month after he stepped down as prime minister.
Source: Krone
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