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5 July 2016updated 12 Oct 2023 10:17am

Nigel Farage plans to pocket his £84,000 MEP salary until we officially quit the EU

Thanks to the plunging pound, he's actually got a pay rise. 

By Julia Rampen

(Photo By Getty)

Nigel Farage and his fellow Ukip MEPs will continue to pocket their £84,000 a year salaries for the foreseeable future, the party has confirmed.

Parliamentarians get €8,213.02 a month before tax, or €98,556 (£83,959) a year, plus thousands of euros to spend on office costs, travel expenses and daily expenditure. 

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