Revealed: What Nottinghamshire MPs do (and get) on the side

TV appearances, newspaper columns and second homes are just a few of the ways that some of Nottinghamshire’s 11 MPs earn extra money on the side.

MPs legally have to declare any earnings, gifts or donations they receive in addition to their healthy annual pay packet, with that information available publicly online.

So from Broxtowe to Bassetlaw, here’s every penny registered as an interest by the county’s representatives in 2025.

Steve Yemm (Mansfield)

Mansfield’s Labour MP has registered three donations in the past year – but he didn’t pocket any money from them.

The first was from JCB, which demonstrated their Pothole Pro machine in Mansfield on March 21.

It cost the company approximately £2,000.

The second registered interest this year was an event.

The Royal British Legion (RBL) spent £3,750 on a ‘Parliamentary reception to promote the Armed Forces Covenant’, which was part-sponsored by Mr Yemm’s office.

Finally, in November, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) provided £3,732 worth of staff, time and ‘chemistry experiment facilities’ at an event in parliament for Chemistry Week.

The money was the ‘exact cost’ incurred by the RSC for the event.

Mr Yemm said: “Other than the salary I am paid for being the MP for Mansfield, I have not received any personal donations or outside earnings since being elected.

"I am only interested in one job – serving and working for the people of Mansfield and to proudly represent the town where I was born and have brought up my family.

“All of my registered interests are wholly related to my work as an MP – such as hosting the RBL for an event supporting the Armed Forces Covenant and hosting local students to meet with the RSC.

“No payments were made to myself – they represent 100 per cent of the proper declared cost of their involvement in events and, whilst strictly speaking they may not have needed to be declared, I did so to ensure full transparency and accountability.”

Lee Anderson (Ashfield)

The Reform MP’s huge paycheck from his appearances on GB News is no secret.

He still appears on a weekly basis presenting his own show, Lee Anderson’s Real World, and is paid £100,000 per year for his work – that’s £8,333 per month, £1,932.08 per week, and, with Mr Anderson registering that he spends eight hours per week on the show, £241.51 per hour.

He also earns from his posts on X, formerly Twitter, and is paid bi-weekly.

He most recently declared payments of £143.65 on December 11, £132.66 on December 3 and £113.05 on November 26.

But they fluctuate massively, as do the number of hours he estimates he is paid for in each period.

Since December last year, he has earnt a total of £3,541.95 from X.

GB News also pays £50 per month for a square affiliate badge on his X profile, which is visible next to his blue verification tick.

Mr Anderson benefited from three donations this year.

Two came from businessman Gary Dutton, totalling £10,000, described as ‘for local campaigning’ and ‘campaigning purposes’ on Mr Anderson’s register of interests page.

The other came from businessman Andrew Perloff, totalling £3,000.

Mr Anderson had one trip this year, to France for a ‘speaking engagement’, which cost £1,500 for flights and accommodation and was paid by E.I.R.P Ltd, a business which lists Gary Dutton as one of its directors.

Finally, he attended one Nottingham Forest game – the Europa League fixture against Malmo on November 27, along with a number of current and former MPs invited as part of a one-off celeberation of the match being a repeat of the 1979 European Cup final.

The ticket was worth £750 and was paid for by the club.

Mr Anderson did not respond to an LDRS request for comment on his interests.

Michelle Welsh (Sherwood Forest)

The Labour MP whose constituency includes Hucknall and Linby, attended this year’s FA Cup semi-final between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on May 27 with fellow county MP Michael Payne.

Their tickets – with hospitality – were paid for by the FA, and were worth £550.

Michelle said: “As a lifelong Notts County fan and whose first love was Tommy Johnson after his two Wembley goals in 1991, I can assure you this wasn’t a ticket I went looking for.

"The invitation came from The FA, who I’ve worked with since my teenage years through grassroots football.

“Having coached in communities across Nottinghamshire for Notts County Football in the Community, as a former player and as someone who has supported projects with Nottingham Forest Football in the community in some of the most deprived areas of Nottinghamshire, I fundamentally believe in the power of sport.

“I continue to work closely with the FA on local facilities, including their Calverton base and securing a new 5G pitch for Ollerton, with the venue to be confirmed.

"I am often offered tickets to events, and this was the only one I accepted, as it was a critical time for local projects and investment in my constituency.

"It gave me an opportunity to speak to senior figures about expanding grassroots football in Sherwood Forest and about investment that will make a real difference.

“I am a huge football fan, and while my heart lies at the other side of the Trent, I fully recognise and wholeheartedly appreciate the huge value of what Nottingham Forest does for the local economy and community.

“They are a fantastic club, and I will always wish them well – except when they are playing Notts County of course.”

Alex Norris (Nottingham North & Kimberley)

Labour MP for Bulwell and Kimberley, Alex Norris was provided free hospitality at the start and the end of the London Marathon in March, worth a total of £350, by the London Marathon company.

An experienced runner, this year’s race was Mr Norris’ 10th marathon.

He raised £2,200 for Nottingham charity Himmah through 57 people donating to the cause on justgiving.com.

Himmah runs the largest independent food bank in the East Midlands.

Mr Norris was also given two free hospitality tickets to Nottingham Forest games – against Brighton on February 1 and Manchester United on November 1 – worth £500 in total

His only other registered interest is as a school governor for a local primary school.

Mr Norris did not respond to the Local Democracy Reporting Service’s (LDRS) request for comment on his interests.

Jo White (Bassetlaw)

Bassetlaw’s Labour MP Jo White declared four donations in 2024 – three of which were for a summer school she put on.

Hull Trains paid for £1,634.40 for rail tickets for 36 students, while Bawtry Farms Ltd and Tritax Management LLP also provided £5,000 worth of accommodation and other costs.

Ms White’s other declaration was from Palace Yard Events, a company which describes itself as a ‘cross-party think tank that brings industry and academic experts together with decision-makers to address complex and long- term policy challenges, exploring options, implications and trade-offs’.

They provided staff for Ms White’s Parliamentary office, to the sum of £18,000.

Ms White said: “Last year, I launched my annual Bassetlaw Summer School to provide 32 young people from Bassetlaw the opportunity to join me in London for a week, with activities including a mock select committee where students questioned a panel of experts, a guided tour of the Palace of Westminster, and visits to top law firms, DHL, the American Embassy and 10 Downing Street.

“I am very grateful to Hull Trains for providing train tickets for the students, and Tritax and Bawtry Farms for providing the funding to cover costs such as accommodation for them.

“I would like to make clear that all donations have been received and registered in line with Parliamentary rules and that these donations do not benefit me personally but are to support the work I do as an MP.”

Juliet Campbell (Broxtowe)

The MP for Eastwood received no gifts or donations in the past year and has one other role – as a trustee of the MammaKind Baby Bank supporting families in south east London, which she is not paid for

Michael Payne (Gedling)

Gedling’s Labour MP holds a number of unpaid positions, including treasurer of St Mary’s Community Kitchen in Arnold, chair of Friends of Church Lane & St Mary’s Play Park and Recreation Ground, and LGBT+ Officer of the Gedling Labour Group.

In the past year he has received a number of donations and gifts , including a trip to Kenya in July worth £4,000.

The trip was paid for by the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria and included visits to healthcare facilities and meetings with the Kenyan Government.

In November, he was the beneficiary of a trip to Poland, courtesy of the European Jewish Association, worth £727.

This included flights, accommodation, food and local transport.

The visit was to the commemoration of Kristallnacht at the former concentration camp site of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

He was also in attendance at the FA Cup semi-final, with his tickets valued at the same price as Ms Welsh’s.

Mr Payne said: “During the 2025 Parliamentary recess, I undertook a two-day working visit to Kenya in my capacity as co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on HIV, AIDS and Sexual Health.

"During this visit, I met babies, mothers and children living with HIV and gained first-hand insight into international efforts to save lives from HIV, TB and Malaria, as well as work that directly strengthens and helps protect the UK from future pandemics.

"I visited hospitals, healthcare facilities and met senior Kenyan Government officials.

"As a direct result of this working visit, I went on to lead cross-party lobbying which helped secure £850m in UK Government funding for the Global Fund.

"Since its founding in 2002, the Global Fund has helped save more than 75m lives worldwide from HIV, TB and Malaria.

"I received no personal financial benefit from this working visit and did not personally profit from it.

“In November 2025, I was invited to take part in a two-day cross-party British delegation visit to Poland to attend the 87th anniversary memorial marking Kristallnacht at Auschwitz concentration camp, in remembrance of the victims of Kristallnacht and the Holocaust.

"The working visit also included a full-day joint session with faith, community and political leaders from across Europe focused on addressing the growing threat of anti-semitism.

"As part of this programme, I was proud to meet and stand shoulder to shoulder with Rabbi Daniel Walker of Heaton Park Synagogue, in the immediate aftermath of the Manchester terrorist attack in which two British Jews tragically died.

"I received no personal financial benefit from this working visit and did not personally profit from it.

“On April 27, I was invited by the FA to attend the FA Cup semi-final in which Nottingham Forest were competing.

"During pre-match lunch, I met with senior representatives from national governing bodies for grassroots sport and used the opportunity to press the case for increased investment in grassroots football and wider sports provision in Gedling.

"I am pleased that Gedling has now been recognised as a priority area for investment by the Football Foundation.

"Nottingham Forest is a club with long-standing historic links to our local communities, including valuable work delivered through its community trust.

"I assess all invitations on a strict case-by-case basis and have attended no other sporting or cultural events than this one in my capacity as an MP.”

James Naish (Rushcliffe)

As well as MP duties, Rushcliffe’s Labour MP was also a director at his brother Graeme’s property company, which acts as an estate agent and an auctioneer.

He is no longer a director or shareholder – but logged in August the use of a company car worth just over £5,000 per year as a P11D payment.

In December, he declared a £1,678 donation from the Fusion Cluster network of organisations, which advance fusion energy research and development within the UK.

This payment is linked to his role as an officer in the Hydrogen All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) -0, an informal group of politicians set up to discuss how best to use hydrogen to advance the UK’s net-zero carbon targets.

He did not benefit directly from this payment.

Mr Naish also attended the Nottingham Forest v Malmo Europa League match on November 27 with his tickets costing £640.

Also listed on his interests are a number of unpaid roles, as well as land ownership and shareholdings in companies.

Mr Naish is a landlord of one residential property in London, which he part-owns with a family member and earns income from.

He also owns land in Nottinghamshire which is part of a will trust he is a shareholder in.

Robert Jenrick (Newark)

The Conservative MP for Newark is the top-earning Nottinghamshire MP in terms of registered interests – perhaps unsurprisingly given his roles as Shadow Chancellor and Shadow Justice Secretary.

Mr Jenrick also writes a regular opinion column for the Daily Telegraph, penning around four articles per month on average for the paper both online and in print.

He has recorded nearly £20,000 in earnings from this, having had 39 pieces published at the time he last declared a payment in September, eaning her earns approximately £500 per article.

Donations in the past 12 months have been plentiful and have totalled £105,000 since the start of 2025, from businesses such as investment firm Attestor Ltd and private GP surgery West End Medical Practice, as well as individuals, inclduding Paul Haggar, John James and Fergus Hall.

During the Tory leadership election in September and October in 2024, he was afforded more than £100,000 in campaign donations in just one month.

Mr Jenrick did not respond to an LDRS request for comment on his interests.

Nadia Whittome (Nottingham East) & Lillian Greenwood (Nottingham South)

Both these Nottingham city Labour MPs did not declare any other interests or earnings for 2025.