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Nigel Farage referred to standards watchdog over undisclosed £5m gift
Conservative Party chair Kevin Hollinrake said the payment should have been declared and asked whether it funded political activity as well as security.
- Reform UK leader Nigel Farage received about $6.7 million from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne in 2024 to fund personal security, a disclosure that has sparked significant political controversy.
- Following a 2019 milkshake attack and an "outright arson attempt" on his home in early 2025, Farage explained the funding was meant to keep him "safe and secure for the rest of my life."
- Commons rules require new MPs to register benefits received in the 12 months before their election, prompting Labour and Conservative officials to accuse Farage of breaking disclosure protocols.
- On Wednesday, Conservative Party chair Kevin Hollinrake referred Farage to Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Daniel Greenberg, questioning whether funds were used to support political activity rather than solely security.
- A Reform spokesman defended the payment as a "personal unconditional gift" unrelated to his candidacy, while the government recently imposed a moratorium on crypto donations to political parties citing foreign influence concerns.
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Nigel Farage referred to Parliament watchdog over undisclosed gift
In the United Kingdom, the Conservative Party referred Reform UK leader Nigel Farage to a British Parliament watchdog on Wednesday over an undisclosed $6.7 million gift from crypto tycoon Christopher Harborne. The gift had been previously undisclosed until the Guardian reported on it, although Farage got ahead of the story by granting an interview to a different British newspaper. Harborne, a British billionaire based in Thailand, offered about …
Tories refer Farage to parliamentary watchdog over seven-figure gift from British businessman based in Thailand
Tories refer Farage to parliamentary watchdog over seven-figure gift from British businessman based in Thailand Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/tories-refer-farage-to-parliamentary-watchdog-over-seven-figure-gift-from-british-businessman-based-in-thailand-13538143 Author : Publish date : 2026-04-29 17:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Nigel Farage said he received more than £1m from investor Christopher Harborne to pay for his personal security shortly before announcing his candidacy for the 2024 general election.
Nigel Farage faces standards probe over $6.7 million gift from Tether billionaire Christopher Harborne
The Conservative and Labour parties argued Nigel Farage broke Commons rules by not declaring the £5 million, but Reform UK said it was an exempt, personal, unconditional gift.
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