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Count Binface could get 20% of vote in Clacton by-election, new poll shows

Some 20 per cent of Clacton voters to back Count Binface in Nigel Farage’s constituency

The Independent UK

Farage urged to ‘come clean’ as fresh questions raised over £5 million gift

It casts new doubt on his defence for not declaring a £5 million gift from crypto-billionaire and Reform donor Christopher Harborne.

Evening Standard

Monday briefing: An (almost) comprehensive guide to Nigel Farage’s many scandals

In today’s newsletter: With allegations stretching back decades, here’s a compendium of controversies of (alleged) sleaze, schoolday trouble and more

The Guardian - UK

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Farage urged to ‘come clean’ after facing new questions over £5 million gift

Report casts fresh doubt on Farage’s defence for not declaring a £5 million gift from crypto-billionaire Christopher Harborne

The Independent UK

‘Stench of sleaze’: Farage struck deal over political return months before 2024 election, reports say

Labour chair accuses Reform of making ‘grubby pacts’ after contradictory reports emerge on timeline of events

The Guardian - UK

‘The lead singer is unavailable’: is Nigel Farage spending his summer in hiding?

The Reform UK leader is keeping a low profile and his approval ratings have sunk since Burnham took office. What’s the outlook for the Clacton byelection?

The Guardian - UK

The tangled financial web at the heart of Reform UK

Nigel Farage’s £5m gift, the Cottrell family’s links and donations, and Richard Tice’s business dealings form part of an increasingly clear nexus of relationships

The Guardian - UK

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Why the questions about Reform UK and its wealthy donors won’t go away

There have been more claims about Reform UK and its finances. In fact, it has become so complicated that it’s easy to forget party leader Nigel Farage has a byelection battle on his hands.

The Conversation

Revealed: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UK

Exclusive: Sources say Fiona Cottrell told bankers the transfers, received 24-72 hours before her donations to Reform, came from her son

The Guardian - UK

Fact check: Claims resurface that ex-UK PM Boris Johnson sabotaged Ukraine peace deal for bribe

In an X post from 21 July, Kremlin envoy Kirill Dimitriev alleged that the UK's former Prime Minister Boris Johnson "sabotaged" peace efforts between Russia and Ukraine in exchange for money, but facts say otherwise.

Euronews

Tories ask HMRC to investigate whether Nigel Farage owes tax on £5m gift

Party chair queries status of funds Reform leader received from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne

The Guardian - UK

Ed Balls snaps at Reform MP overheard calling their GMB interview 'waste of time'

ITV reportedly faced ‘mounting pressure’ to fire Balls earlier this week after a slew of controversies

Evening Standard

Nigel Farage admits George Cottrell paid for filming and let him use his home

Reform leader says support from fraudster before last election is ‘totally undeclarable in every single way’

The Guardian - UK

The questions continue as Reform UK blinks under an unwelcome spotlight

Nigel Farage’s ability to wrest control of the narrative and deflect attention away from his party’s finances has been put to the test in a tumultuous period of time, writes Anne McElvoy

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Reform could be hit with £3m tax bill because of Farage’s £5m donation, tax expert claims

Dan Neidle says he ‘would now be surprised if HMRC do not open an enquiry’

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift came after saying he needed ‘a million a year’ to stand as MP

Politician spoke to senior figures in Reform in March 2024 about covering lost earnings, sources tell the Guardian

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England governor would have put off Farage meeting had £5m gift been under investigation

Exclusive: Andrew Bailey says he does not regret meeting Reform UK leader to discuss cryptocurrency regulation

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: Do MPs have the will to stop mega-donors interfering in UK politics?

In today’s newsletter: The representation of the people bill has become a test of whether Britain can curb the surge in billionaire‑backed donations trying to influence how we run the country

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The Independent UK

John Rentoul answers your Clacton by-election questions – from unity candidates to whether Binface can win

ASK ME ANYTHING: Chief political commentator John Rentoul answers readers’ questions on the standards committee investigation, Reform’s US funding rumours, and whether Farage’s by-election gamble could still backfire

The Guardian - UK

Reform UK would lose 85% of funding under proposed donation cap, analysis shows

Exclusive: Party would have raised £4.1m instead of £26.7m last year if £100k funding limit had been in place, Electoral Commission data suggests

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage is just one strand in the tangle of rightwing politicians and crypto investors

These financiers want to remodel the UK into a form that suits them – one that could threaten to erode the barriers between crime and business, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Independent UK

Inside Nigel Farage’s desperate by-election plan to snatch the political agenda from Burnham

INSIDE STORY: The Reform UK leader’s decision to call a by-election was no spur-of-the-moment notion but a considered plan, with an acceptance of even the worst-case scenario, as political editor David Maddox explains

The Guardian - UK

What are the rules on political donations and gifts in the UK?

Mega-donors are coming under scrutiny with growing calls for donations cap beyond those from overseas investors

The Independent UK

Britain backs Count Binface to beat Nigel Farage in Clacton by-election, poll shows

Some 33 per cent of British adults would prefer Count Binface to win, while only 21 per cent back the Reform UK leader

The Guardian - UK

GMB warns Labour MPs that cap on political donations could endanger party funding

Exclusive: Sources say Labour whips are calling MPs urging them to heed union’s warning and not vote for cap

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