Reform MPs paid thousands for posting on Musk's X site

The scheme has been branded an 'unholy alliance for grifters'

- ATHENA STAVROU and MILLIE COOKE

Nigel Farage and Lee Anderson are among three Reform MPs accused of profiting from “spreading hateful rhetoric” after it emerged they’ve made thousands of pounds from posting on Elon Musk’s X.

Mr Farage, Mr Anderson and Rupert Lowe MP have each declared thousands in payments from the company in their recent parliamentary register of interests, via billionaire Musk’s “creator revenue” programme.

The scheme allows premium users with more than 500 verified followers to “monetise” their accounts on the controversial site, which has grown increasingly toxic since it was taken over by the Tesla tycoon in 2022.

More than £10,000 has been paid to the right-wing trio since July last year, with Mr Farage having earned the most so far, according to parliamentary filings. The Clacton-on-Sea MP, who has 2.2 million followers, has made in excess of £5,000 since entering the scheme.

A Labour source told The Independent: “We’ve always known that for every person who spreads hateful rhetoric on X because they want to divide our society, there is another set of grifters who do it just to make money. It looks like these Reform MPs fall in both categories, and no one will be in the least bit surprised.”

Carla Denyer, MP for Bristol Central and Green Party co-leader, said the profits mark an “unholy alliance” between the right wing and Elon Musk. “The fact that Reform MPs are profiting financially from posting on Musk’s X tells us all we need to know about how genuine their motives are,” she said.