Parliament Watchdog Probes Farage Over Undeclared £5 Million Gift

7 articles · Updated · BBC.com · May 13

The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner has opened an inquiry into whether Nigel Farage breached Commons rules by failing to declare a £5 million gift.
Farage says he had no duty to register the money from billionaire Reform UK backer Christopher Harborne because it was given before he became an MP.
Commons rules require new MPs to register current financial interests and most non-earning benefits received in the 12 months before election within one month of taking office.
Those rules exempt some purely personal gifts, but say the giver's motive and the gift's intended use should be weighed—and any doubtful benefit should be declared.
The Conservatives triggered the scrutiny and have also raised the matter with the Electoral Commission, which said it is considering the information.

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