The former prime minister collects up to 320 thousand euros per speech

Boris Johnson has been lecturing around the world since stepping down as British Prime Minister. It’s paying off: he’s received more than €1.16m in fees so far.

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made big bucks as a public speaker since his resignation. Johnson has already collected more than £1m in fees since leaving office in September, according to the Register of MPs updated on Wednesday.

Known for his bombastic speeches, Johnson was paid between £215,000 and £277,000 per speech, according to a record of MPs’ financial concerns. In the past few months, Johnson has spoken to bankers and insurance companies in the United States and at a conference organized by the American television channel CNN.

Johnson resigned in July after a series of scandals after nearly three years in office. However, he remains a British Conservative MP in the London House of Commons.

After his successor, Liz Truss, resigned after only a few weeks in office, Johnson briefly attempted a spectacular political comeback in October. However, Conservative MPs endorsed former Finance Minister and current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak instead.

A few months ago, news about Johnson’s speech fee hit the headlines: it became public that he had received the equivalent of about €315,000 for a speech he gave in the US in October.

Johnson stated on the record that he worked a total of 8.5 hours the day of the Colorado performance. This makes him an hourly wage of €37,000. He and two of his team members were also paid for travel and lodging.