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Nigel Farage referred to standards watchdog over undisclosed £5m gift

Rival parties demand investigation as Tory party chair refers Reform UK leader to commissioner over gift from crypto tycoon

The Guardian - UK

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?

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage referred to standards watchdog over failure to declare £5m gift

The Reform UK leader revealed he had received a seven-figure sum from a crypto investor to boost his security and that his home was firebombed.

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Nigel Farage referred to standards watchdog over undeclared £5m gift 'for security after firebomb attack'

The Reform UK leader claimed he received the seven-figure sum from a crypto investor to boost his security and that his home was firebombed

Evening Standard

Farage referred to watchdog over £5m ‘gift’ from Thai-based British crypto billionaire

Reform UK leader describes ‘huge danger’ of job

The Independent UK

Who is Christopher Harborne? The crypto billionaire who gifted Nigel Farage £5m

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The Independent UK

Exclusive: Nigel Farage was given undisclosed £5m by crypto billionaire in 2024

Reform leader changed his mind about standing as MP after gift from Thai-based crypto tycoon Christopher Harborne

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How a £2m bitcoin order made Nigel Farage the political face of UK crypto

Promotion of ‘bitcoin treasury’ firm with Kwasi Kwarteng draws new attention to Reform leader’s relations with industry

The Guardian - UK

Billionaire returning to UK from Hong Kong to donate millions to Reform

Ben Delo says he will return to so he can give millions more to fund the party’s ‘war chest’

The Independent UK

Labour challenges Farage over cost of private jet trip to Maldives

Anna Turley questions revised £25,000 figure for failed attempt to reach Chagos Islands on jet linked to billionaire

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s donations crackdown is a blow to Reform UK – and a highly political move

Reform’s ability to fundraise is hobbled in a move that draws attention to donations from an overseas billionaire

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer announces temporary ban on crypto donations in blow to Reform

Nigel Farage facing calls to return money as as ministers to cap donations from expats, in move that would have outlawed his party’s record-breaking £9m from Thailand-based British businessman

The Independent UK

Funding for populist-right ‘media-political complex’ exceeded £170m in five years, research finds

Handful of billionaires gave huge sums in particular to media organisations that boosted rightwing politicians, says Liam Byrne MP

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage invests £215,000 in Kwasi Kwarteng’s bitcoin firm

Reform UK leader strengthens ties with crypto sector with stake in former Tory chancellor’s company Stack BTC

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Private jet used for Nigel Farage Chagos stunt linked to Reform mega-donor

Exclusive: Plane that flew Reform leader to Maldives appears to be linked to billionaire Christopher Harborne

The Guardian - UK

Crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne no longer interested in Reform-Tory pact

Donor who has given £12m to Reform UK had previously wanted Nigel Farage to keep open mind about deal with Conservatives

The Guardian - UK

Crypto investor based in Thailand donates further £3m to Reform

Christopher Harborne’s gift is latest to party’s election war chest and comes amid calls for cap on political donations

The Guardian - UK

Labour bill would stop ‘dodgy front companies’ making political donations

Bill would also give votes to 16-year-olds and pave the way for ‘opt-out’ voter registration

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The Guardian - UK

Iran’s central bank using vast quantities of cryptocurrency championed by Farage, says report

Regime appears to have turned to digital currency issued by Tether in the face of sanctions

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage promises Reform UK spending blitz on May’s local elections

Reform UK’s election war chest was bolstered by a £9 million donation in August from businessman Christopher Harborne.

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK claims it has overtaken Labour as Britain’s largest party

Nigel Farage’s party says it has more than 268,000 members amid reports Labour membership has fallen below 250,000

Evening Standard

Explained: All the allegations against Nigel Farage as police probe Reform's Clacton campaign expenses

Claims Farage exceeded the legal spending limit while fighting his Clacton seat are the latest in a string of allegations made against the Reform UK leader

The Independent UK

Questions over Reform’s donations as electoral watchdog urged to investigate crypto links

Exclusive: Labour and the Lib Dems have called for a probe amid concerns over donations to Reform UK

The Conversation

Reform’s £9m gift and the rise of the political mega-donor

When the latest figures on donations to political parties were released, it was revealed that businessman Christopher Harborne had donated £9 million to Reform. Harborne, who lives in Thailand, made his fortune on aviation and cryptocurrency. Reform leader Nigel Farage insists he wants nothing in return for the money and…

The Guardian - UK

Christopher Harborne, the ‘intensely private’ mega-donor bankrolling Reform UK

He has made an immense fortune in crypto and – from his Thai retreat – is putting it at the service of Nigel Farage after a flirtation with the Tories

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