Farage comments on investigation into £5m gift

Politics · First reported 8 Nov, 11:18 · Updated 11:40

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Nigel Farage said he had been interviewed as part of an investigation into whether he should have declared a £5 million gift from Christopher Harborne. He suggested the standards commissioner might find against him, while linking the gift to the cost of his security.

Farage said he was interviewed for around 30 minutes in September by Parliament’s standards commissioner, Daniel Greenberg, about whether he should have declared a £5 million gift from Christopher Harborne.
Asked whether he expected the commissioner to find against him, Farage questioned whether the establishment would rule against the leader of an insurgent party.
Farage said the gift related to paying for security; the article reports that Harborne and Ben Delo each gave £36 million to Reform.

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Key facts

Gift under investigation: £5 million from Christopher Harborne
Interview: Farage said he was interviewed by Daniel Greenberg for around 30 minutes in September.
Commons gift-registration threshold: More than £300, for gifts received in the previous 12 months, subject to an exception.
Other donations to Reform: The Standard reports gifts of £36 million each from Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne.