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Farage’s attempt to get ahead of £5m gift story only raises more questions

Reform leader went public after approach from Guardian, but does his claim stack up that money was for his security?Nigel Farage was given undisclosed £5m by crypto billionaire in 2024Nigel Farage has admitted he received a personal gift of £5m from the Reform UK mega-donor Christopher Harborne shor...

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by Anna Isaac
Farage’s attempt to get ahead of £5m gift story only raises more questions

Reform leader went public after approach from Guardian, but does his claim stack up that money was for his security?

Nigel Farage has admitted he received a personal gift of £5m from the Reform UK mega-donor Christopher Harborne shortly before the general election in 2024.

He did not disclose that gift at the time and had made no mention of it since. That is, until Wednesday morning, when the Daily Telegraph published a story in which Farage admitted receiving the money from Harborne – saying it was for his personal security.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Anna Isaac.

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