Farage-Backed Anti-WHO Group Moves to Delaware, Adds 2 Lobbyists
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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 27
Farage-Backed Anti-WHO Group Moves to Delaware, Adds 2 Lobbyists
2 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 27
Summary
Action on World Health is relocating to Delaware as a charitable foundation and grassroots nonprofit, shifting Nigel Farage’s anti-WHO campaign into the US and relaunching with a new board.
Two additions drive that relaunch: Andy Wigmore, Farage’s longtime ally, and Gerry Gunster, a US lobbyist who worked on Farage’s 2016 Brexit campaign.
The group is now soliciting dollar donations and US bank payments, while its website lets people worldwide email politicians against the WHO but offers no option for UK constituents.
Farage has made at least 10 US trips since becoming an MP in July 2024, and the move is likely to intensify scrutiny over his role in an American pressure group and MPs’ outside interests.
Action on World Health, launched in May 2024, has already faced criticism over alleged misinformation about WHO pandemic rules and past links to nicotine-industry interests.