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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 Independent UK · Jul 17

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 · Jul 15

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 · Jul 15

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 Independent UK · Jul 11

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 Guardian - UK · Jul 10

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 Independent UK · Jul 10

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

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10

Count Binface alone can‘t clean up British politics. MPs now have that chance, and they must seize it

Amid the allegations about dark money and funding, I have a solution: limit all single donations in a year – from any individual – to £100,000, says MP Stella Creasy

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10

Met Police investigate £500k Reform UK donation in latest scandal to hit Nigel Farage's party

Reform Deputy Leader Richard Tice claimed the allegations were part of a ‘politically motivated smear campaign’

Evening Standard · Jul 10

Friday briefing: Inside our investigation of Nigel Farage and Reform’s deepening financial scandal

In today’s newsletter: A peek behind the curtain of Guardian Towers as journalist Anna Isaac relays the twists and turns of her exclusive reporting

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10