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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage faces questions over donations from a convicted fraudster
Parliament’s standards watchdog is examining a 5 million pound gift as opposition lawmakers seek a second inquiry into donations linked to George Cottrell.
- On Monday, Parliament's standards watchdog, led by commissioner Daniel Greenberg, opened a formal investigation into a £5 million donation to Reform leader Farage from Thailand-based businessman Christopher Harborne.
- Opposition lawmakers have urged a separate inquiry into financial support from George Cottrell, a convicted fraudster who paid for Farage's security and staffing before his election to the House of Commons.
- Denying wrongdoing, Farage called the reports an "establishment hit job" and stated he is considering legal action against The Sunday Times, claiming the funds were pre-parliamentary personal gifts.
- Liberal Democrat lawmaker Josh Babarinde argued "there is a serious question as to whether Mr. Farage met his obligations under the Code of Conduct," noting a suspension of 10 days could trigger a by-election in Clacton.
- The government announced Monday that a £100,000 annual cap on overseas donations will now apply to donors who move to the U.K. from abroad, addressing calls to overhaul Britain's political finance laws.
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Nigel Farage is facing yet another scandal, with the Times reporting that he failed to declare benefits he received from the criminal aristocrat George Cottrell. Now, it turns out Cottrell had his own Reform UK business cards, with Nigel Farage’s email address on them: This really does change everything. Nigel Farage’s crypto-gambler ally used Reform UK […] By Willem Moore
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Worcester NewsFraudster who gave money to Farage was expelled from UK private school for gambling
A convicted fraudster who is hitting the headlines for donating large sums to Nigel Farage was once expelled from a well-known school in Malvern for…
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