Nigel Farage is in line for a £150,000 payday from the EU when the UK quits at the end of January, it was revealed today.
The Brexit Party leader will get a six-figure 'transition' payment because he has spent more than 20 years as an MEP in the heart of Brussels.
But his 29 MEPs elected last May face walking away in a few weeks with nothing because of the short stint they will have put in, the Sunday Times reported.
Mr Farage, who loses his job as an MEP for South East England on January 31, is eligible for 179,000 euros (£152,000) severance pay.
That is on top of his EU pension for 21 years of service - the 55-year-old is in line to receive 70 per cent of his salary of more than £100,000.
Mr Farage will be on the hunt for a new job in February, but one job he will not be doing is ambassador to the United States.
The Brexit Party leader had been floated as a potential successor to Sir Kim Darroch who resigned last year in the wake of a diplomatic row over leaked memos.
Mr Farage was viewed by some as an ideal candidate for the job given his friendship with US President Donald Trump, amid speculation that Boris Johnson could make a political appointment.
But Downing Street this week announced that a job advert had been placed on the civil service's internal jobs portal - meaning only current civil servants can apply.
