Lee Anderson filmed paid-for Cameo videos at parliament in possible rules breach | Lee Anderson
Reform UK MP Lee Anderson used his parliamentary office to record paid personalized messaging videos, in a possible breach of rules banning commercial use of the Palace of Westminster.
Anderson, who had already been warned about advertising filming in Westminster, sold two videos shot in early February 2025 from what he called “the beating heart of democracy in Westminster”.
Both were Valentine’s Day messages sold for £45 and £56 through video messaging app Cameo, which allows the public to order short clips from celebrities and public figures.
Anderson’s spokesman said he donated the money to charity.
Anderson joined party leader Nigel Farage on Cameo in July 2024, two days after being elected as a Reform MP.
Farage’s use of the platform came under scrutiny after a Guardian investigation revealed he had recorded videos supporting a rebel, repeating far-right slogans and supporting a neo-Nazi event.
Farage, who has earned at least £374,893 from the platform over the past five years, has also sold videos containing misogynistic statements and references to anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.
Farage’s spokesman said the Cameo videos “should not be considered political statements or campaign activity”. They said they had recorded thousands of videos, adding: “At this scale, occasional errors can occur.”
Compared to Farage, Anderson is a much less in-demand and slightly cheaper figure on the platform. The Guardian found just 22 public videos made by Anderson, compared to 1,794 by Farage in the same period. Two of Anderson’s videos were shot in the taxpayer-funded parliamentary office; this would be a breach of rules banning commercial use of the Palace of Westminster.
The Reform MP had already been found to have breached these rules after recording a promotional clip from the roof of the House of Commons for the Great Britain News programme. Following the finding against him by the standards commissioner in September 2023, Anderson apologized for breaching MPs’ code of conduct and vowed not to create commercial videos on parliamentary grounds again.
But Anderson, who is the chief whip of Reform’s eight MPs, faces fresh scrutiny over two videos he made on February 12, 2025, which were revealed by the Guardian.
In the first clip, Anderson says he is speaking from the “beating heart of democracy in Westminster” to send his Valentine’s Day wishes to “Steve”, a Reform voter and member. “Make sure you treat the lady to something really nice and hopefully one day I’ll take you here to Westminster to say hello to Reform UK. Have a great holiday mate,” he adds.
In the second clip, shot while the House of Commons was in recess, Anderson told Scotty to “get it together” for Valentine’s Day.
“The flowers you sent her last year, I was told you bought them from the local cemetery on your way back from the bar after buying too many flowers.” he said. “He doesn’t want flowers, man. He wants a cruise. Pull yourself together, you poor man. Best wishes.”
Anderson’s spokesperson said: “Lee Anderson has not earned a single penny from Cameo. One hundred percent of the money he receives from the platform is donated directly to a male suicide charity.”
In the other six videos, shot at locations outside Westminster, Anderson offers tours of the Houses of Parliament to recipients of the paid clips. He told them that if they came to London they should “come and see me” and that he would show them around the Parliament House and go “have a few beers together”.
These videos risk further breaches of MPs’ rules because parliamentary tours are not allowed to be offered as “rewards or rewards for fundraising or any other benefit”.
