The former prime minister spoke at a Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers conference in Colorado Springs in October, giving a 30-minute speech and a 45-minute “fireside chat.” Reports at the time said he got around $150,000 (£126,743), but his official statement shows he was paid £276,130. Organizers also covered the travel and accommodation costs of Mr Johnson and two staff. An update to MPs’ register of interests, published on Thursday, said the money covered eight-and-a-half hours’ work, making his pay nearly £32,500 an hour. Media mogul Rupert Murdoch also paid £11,559 to fly the former prime minister to a business meeting in Montana after the conference, the register notes, providing him and two members of his staff with accommodation and “hospitality”. It was around this time that the MP also went on holiday with his wife and two children and further details of this funding were revealed. Gatwick Airport allowed the Johnson family to use its Sussex suite on October 7 and October 22 – the latter being the date he flew back amid speculation of another leadership bid – at a cost of £1,584 each time. Lord and Lady Bamford – the chairman of JCB and his wife, who have made many donations to Mr Johnson – allowed the Johnsons to use their accommodation in the Dominican Republic with an estimated value of £3,500. Image: Theresa May paid £97,000 to speak at law firm The Register of Members’ Financial Interests – where all MPs must declare any donations, salaries or gifts – also revealed that former prime minister Theresa May was paid £97,000 to give a speech to law firm Apax Partners in New York in October. He received an extra £8,000 for an hour-long virtual talk two days earlier for World 50 – described as “a private community for senior executives from globally recognized organizations to closely share ideas, solutions and collective breakthroughs without press, competition and solicitation”. . Former chancellor and former health secretary Sajid Javid was also paid £36,000 to give a speech to Deutsche Bank clients on 10 October. More details of financial support for Tory leadership contests have also been revealed. Liz Truss received £33,265.48 from British businessman and prominent Brexit supporter Jon Moynihan to “cover the clearance costs for my leadership campaign”, which included transport, research, office services and supporter events. Penny Mordaunt, who missed out on becoming prime minister twice this year, also reported a £20,000 donation to her leadership campaign on October 14 from Tory peer Lord Harris. Other notable holdings include a £10,000 donation to Labor deputy leader Angela Rayner from green energy supplier Ecotricity Group, as well as a £6,150 advance for Nadhim Zahawi, who served as chancellor over the summer. Tory MP Jonny Mercer was also paid £9,840 to appear on a TV show and £5,000 was given to Labor MP Jess Phillips for her appearance on Have I Got News For You.
