Nigel Farage to Address Future in Public Life as £5 Million Gift Probe Deepens
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 7
Nigel Farage to Address Future in Public Life as £5 Million Gift Probe Deepens
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 7
Summary
14:00 BST is when Nigel Farage says he will set out his “future in public life” after fresh questions over financial support he allegedly failed to declare.
The latest scrutiny centers on support from George Cottrell, a longtime ally jailed for 8 months in the US in 2017, including staff for Farage’s security and social media and use of a property near Buckingham Palace.
Rival parties want Parliament to investigate those benefits, while Farage says Commons rules did not require disclosure and insists he has done nothing wrong.
A separate standards commissioner inquiry has been running since May over a £5 million gift from donor Christopher Harborne before Farage entered Parliament; Harborne has given Reform UK £15 million since early last year.