US EditionNigel Farage Under Investigation by Parliamentary Standards Commissioner
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 30 – Nigel Farage is investigated for potentially breaching parliamentary rules on timely registration of financial interests under rule five of the MPs' code of conduct.
- On July 28, 2025, Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Daniel Greenberg launched an investigation into Reform UK leader Nigel Farage under paragraph 5 of the code of conduct.
- According to Rule 5 of the MPs' code of conduct, new members must register interests within one month and declare changes within 28 days.
- Despite the inquiry, Farage told The Independent that it stems from a complaint by a member of the House of Lords, and no details have been published.
- A spokesman for Nigel Farage said `the Commissioner for Standards is doing his job` after the investigation was initiated following a complaint from a House of Lords member.
- The Commons Standards Committee states that MPs under investigation, including Nigel Farage, may face sanctions such as suspension if found guilty of a breach.
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Nigel Farage under investigation by the parliamentary standards commissioner
Nigel Farage is under investigation by the parliamentary watchdog over a potential breach relating to declaring his financial interests. Farage said the probe was in relation to a complaint by a peer, who he did not name. The investigation relates to a potential breach of Rule 5 of the MPs’ code of conduct which states MPs must declare any change to their interests within 28 days. Farage has insisted the matter does not relate to “any undecla…
Nigel Farage faces probe over possible breach of MPs’ code of conduct
Nigel Farage is facing a probe from the Parliament standards watchdog over a possible breach of the MPs code of conduct.Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Daniel Greenberg launched the inquiry over a potential infringement of the rules regarding a "registration of interest".The commissioner's website indicates the investigation against the Reform UK leader opened on Monday.The possible breach by Farage regards Rule 5 of the MPs code of conduct…
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