Nigel Farage faces investigation into undeclared £5m 'gift' from crypto billionaire
Parliamentary watchdog is examining whether Nigel Farage should have declared a £5 million gift received before he returned to the Commons.
- On Wednesday, Parliamentary Commissioner Daniel Greenberg opened an investigation into Nigel Farage over an undeclared £5 million gift from Reform UK donor Christopher Harborne received in 2024.
- The inquiry concerns rule five of the MPs' code of conduct, which mandates that new members register financial interests received in the 12 months prior to their election within one month of entering Parliament.
- Farage maintains there is "no case to answer" regarding the payment, arguing it was a "personal" and unconditional gift unrelated to his political work and required to fund private security.
- Should Greenberg find rule breaches, the Commons Standards Committee could impose sanctions including suspension from the House of Commons.
- Sanctions could trigger a recall petition in Clacton, allowing voters to force a by-election and compel Farage to defend his seat in Parliament.
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Nigel Farage has received about five million pounds from a cryptocurrency magnate. Shortly thereafter, the right-wing populist announced his candidacy in the parliamentary election.
Nigel Farage is said not to have made a donation of five million pounds months before his candidacy as a Member of Parliament. Apparently, the donation comes from a crypto millionaire.
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