Farage under pressure over gifts from convicted fraudster – The Latest

法雷奇因接受被判欺诈犯的礼物而受到压力——最新消息

Today in Focus

2026-07-06

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As Nigel Farage awaits the findings of a standards watchdog investigation into a £5m gift he received from the cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne, fresh allegations about his finances have emerged related to benefits received from the crypto entrepreneur George Cottrell, who has previously been convicted of fraud. The Reform UK leader says he is the victim of an ‘establishment hit job’ and that he has ‘done no wrongdoing’. Lucy Hough speaks to senior political correspondent Peter Walker – watch on YouTube. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • From The Guardian's today on Focus, this is The Latest with me, Lucy Hogg.

  • Nigel Farage has for some weeks now been keeping a relative low profile as he faces questions and now an investigation

  • into a gift of five million pounds given to him by his friend, the crypto billionaire Christopher Harbourn.

  • Peter Walker, our senior political correspondent,

  • there are now fresh allegations about his finances from another close ally.

  • What have we learned over the weekend?

  • What we've learned is that it seems that Nigel Farage also received

  • more money in the one year period before he became an MP,

  • which under the rules, if it's anything relevant, should be declared once the person is actually elected to the Commons.