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It’s probably the city where Boris Johnson was born.
This week, the former prime minister continued his lucrative global speaking tour in Las Vegas, sharing bills with Mark Wahlberg, Hillary Clinton and the Black Eyed Peas.
Johnson was undoubtedly enjoying stardom in America’s Sin City, and is expected to rake in pop-star-level pay for his speech to the president. scale global summit.
Back home, his 10th-place finish continues to stir up sharp divisions within the Conservative Party after he was sent to police for another suspected lockdown violation. But Johnson’s international engagement continued uninterrupted.
His allies have argued that his speaking engagements need not be cut short in light of the latest allegations, one congressional supporter said. I: “It won’t change [if he returns to the UK]. Apparently some internal work was done on him. He will have a team working on it. Johnson said the new allegations were “totally false.”
And his supporters still believe he has unfinished business, pointing to a list of plans he had planned but never came to fruition. “I can never say anything about Boris,” the lawmaker added.
So far, the former prime minister has earned a staggering £4.23 million from arranging speeches alone, according to a stakeholder directory. This adds to the £510,000 he received in advance for his memoirs during his time at Downing Street, and his total post-retirement income is just under £5 million.
But flying around the world comes at a cost to his voters.he has Voted a total of 3 times This is because he was forced to resign as Prime Minister, one of which was his rebellion against the Windsor Framework, the post-Brexit Northern Ireland deal of Mr. Rishi Sunak.
During this time, 190 separate ballots were held in the House. The bills Johnson missed include key votes on the voter ID bill, the national security bill, the online safety bill, and the much-controversial illegal immigration bill.
On his way to Nevada this week, Johnson was invited by pro-Ukrainian think tankers to make a stop in Texas to shore up Republican support for the war in Eastern Europe.
The U.S. political right has begun to abandon the conflict, and the Kiev cheerleader was asked to negotiate directly with leading Republican politicians, including former U.S. President George W. Bush, to restore support for the war. .
The visit was the latest in Mr Johnson’s busy schedule of speaking events, which he flew from Washington to New York via New York. He has been back and forth in Singapore, stopped in Mumbai and last month spent in Lagos and Los Angeles before traveling to Seoul.
The amount paid to him at each event is in the six figures, with the highest known payout for a lecture being £277,723.89 from New York-based banking firm Centerview Partners. Of course, transportation and accommodation expenses were also paid.
After being forced to resign in September, Mr. Johnson immediately signed up with the Harry Walker Agency, a Manhattan-based public speaker bureau. The agency also includes the Clintons, Hollywood actors Rob Lowe and Ryan Reynolds. Sports stars such as Serena Williams.
There’s good reason for his overcrowded schedule. As Prime Minister, he regularly complained about his finances, arguing that his £164,080 a year ministerial salary could not continue to support him.
Short of cash, he tried to arrange, through former BBC chairman Richard Sharpe, an £800,000 loan guaranteed by his distant cousin Sam Bryce, but Richard Sharpe’s own reputation was tarnished as a result. .
However, the telephone number income he earned reportedly enabled the Johnson family to purchase a nine-bedroom Grade II listed country manor house in the Cotswolds for £3.8 million in cash.
With the Johnsons announcing they are expecting their third child, and Johnson’s eighth, they will definitely need more space.
Despite the turnaround in the Johnson family’s fortunes, the Johnsons continue to receive support from their patrons, JCB bigwigs Lord and Mrs. He allows us to use two properties he owns.
As of this month, Mr Johnson’s profit register still lists use of a £20m London townhouse in Bamford, far from Harrods in Knightsbridge, which is listed as worth £10,000 per month. there is They also enjoy the use of Lady Bamford’s Cotswold cottage, complete with moat and tennis court, worth £3,500 a month.
In the coming weeks, the former prime minister will learn the findings of the Privileges Commission’s investigation into whether he deliberately misled parliament. The ruling could determine whether Johnson’s return is possible or destined to continue his comeback for the Vegas crowd.
