Whilst all eyes are on No 10, Farage is now being investigated for his undeclared £5m gift.
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Nigel Farage will be investigated by the parliamentary standards commissioner over his failure to declare a £5mn gift he received from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne in the run-up to the 2024 general election, according to people briefed on the matter.
If upheld, the allegations could lead to the suspension of the Reform UK leader from the House of Commons and a by-election in his constituency.
Farage admitted earlier this month that he had received the money from Harborne in 2024, describing it as a gift to make him “safe and secure for the rest of my life”.
He insisted that he did not need to declare it as it was not related to his decision to stand as an MP.
MPs are obliged to report financial benefits they receive in the 12 months before being elected. Farage was elected in July 2024 but did not record the gift in his parliamentary register of interests.
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