Reform UK row: who funds Farage? – podcast
Nigel Farage claimed he was the victim of an ‘establishment hit job’ after it was revealed he accepted money from his friend, the convicted felon George Cottrell. The parliamentary standards commissioner is currently investigating whether Farage broke the rules previously, in relation to an undisclosed gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne. Farage has always said the money was for personal use, and denied breaking any rules. But where does this leave him and the future of Reform UK?
Nigel Farage claimed he was the victim of an ‘establishment hit job’ after it was revealed he accepted money from his friend, the convicted felon George Cottrell. The parliamentary standards commissioner is currently investigating whether Farage broke the rules previously, in relation to an undisclosed gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne.
Farage has always said the money was for personal use, and denied breaking any rules. But where does this leave him and the future of Reform UK?
Read the Guardian’s report from this weekend: Could Farage quit? Questions swirl over Reform UK leader’s future
And Anna Isaac’s report from April 2026: Nigel Farage was given undisclosed £5m by crypto billionaire in 2024
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