{"id":7259,"date":"2026-06-29T21:36:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/nigel-farage-confirms-reform-would-gladly-welcome-more-donations-from-billionaire-after-5m-gift\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T21:36:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T21:36:05","slug":"nigel-farage-confirms-reform-would-gladly-welcome-more-donations-from-billionaire-after-5m-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/nigel-farage-confirms-reform-would-gladly-welcome-more-donations-from-billionaire-after-5m-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigel Farage confirms Reform would &#8216;gladly&#8217; welcome more donations from billionaire after \u00a35m &#8216;gift&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_dce647\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Nigel Farage is currently being investigated by Parliament&#8217;s standard commissioner, but still insists he would accept further Reform UK donations from his billionaire pal, Christopher Harborne<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37364269\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nigel Farage pictured in a car\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364269.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_EU-Referendum-in-United-Kingdom.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364269.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_EU-Referendum-in-United-Kingdom.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364269.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_EU-Referendum-in-United-Kingdom.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364269.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_EU-Referendum-in-United-Kingdom.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Nigel Farage is &quot;glad&quot; his billionaire pal Christopher Harborne has registered to vote in the UK\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Nigel Farage is &#8220;glad&#8221; his billionaire pal Christopher Harborne has registered to vote in the UK<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/nigel-farage\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Nigel Farage<!-- --><\/a> insisted Reform UK would \u201cgladly\u201d accept further donations from his billionaire backer, despite being investigated by Parliament\u2019s standards commissioner.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Critics argued the<a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/reform-party\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> Reform UK <\/a>leader should have declared a mysterious \u00a35million gift from the crypto billionaire before the 2024 General Election. Christopher Harborne, a British-Thai cryptocurrency billionaire, has since registered to vote in the UK, with Farage saying he was \u201cpleased\u201d he had done so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Harborne gave Farage \u00a35m gift in the run-up to the 2024 <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/general-election\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"\/><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/general-election\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">General Election<\/a>, before the former MEP announced he would stand as an MP. He has since donated more than \u00a325m to Reform UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking at a rally tonight, Farage was asked whether the party would accept further donations from Harborne despite the investigation. He said: \u201cGladly. Of course.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37364270\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37364270\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\" Christopher Harborne, a British-Thai cryptocurrency billionaire\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364270.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_Christopher-Harborne.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364270.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_Christopher-Harborne.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364270.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_Christopher-Harborne.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364270.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_Christopher-Harborne.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\" Christopher Harborne, a British-Thai cryptocurrency billionaire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\"> Christopher Harborne, a British-Thai cryptocurrency billionaire<cite aria-label=\"Image: Linedin\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Linedin)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cOf course we would and we\u2019re very pleased he (Mr Harborne) has re-registered back in the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The investigation into the gift is looking into whether he broke the <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/house-of-commons\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">House of Commons<\/a> rules that say all newly elected MPs must declare relevant gifts or donations received within the 12 months prior to their election. Farage has given many explanations to why he accepted the gift.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Previously he claimed the gift was given for security purposes, to keep him &#8220;safe and secure&#8221; for the rest of his life, before claiming the gift was &#8220;purely private&#8221; and &#8220;wasn&#8217;t political in any sense at all.&#8221; He later claimed the money was a &#8220;reward&#8221; for campaigning for Brexit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Reform Leader has spent the last few weeks claiming wasn&#8217;t the public&#8217;s business how he spends the gift, even going as far as saying he can splash it on Ferraris or betting on horse-racing if he wishes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said: &#8220;No one cares, apart from the media. No one cares. No one cares at all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He claimed last month the gift had only became public knowledge because his phone had been compromised by Russian hackers, but Farage is yet to show evidence to back up the claim.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37364271\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37364271\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Farage has accepted \u00a325 million in donations to Reform from his pal\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364271.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Nigel-Farage-Speaks-Out-Against-The-Governments-Possible-Ban-On-Smoking-Outside.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364271.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Nigel-Farage-Speaks-Out-Against-The-Governments-Possible-Ban-On-Smoking-Outside.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364271.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Nigel-Farage-Speaks-Out-Against-The-Governments-Possible-Ban-On-Smoking-Outside.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364271.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Nigel-Farage-Speaks-Out-Against-The-Governments-Possible-Ban-On-Smoking-Outside.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Farage has accepted \u00a325 million in donations to Reform from his pal\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Farage has accepted \u00a325 million in donations to Reform from his pal<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In a recent interview with <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/bbc\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">BBC<\/a> Breakfast, he told the interviewer it was none of her business what he spent the gift on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said: There&#8217;s been a complaint received, a complaint from the <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/conservative-party\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Conservative Party<\/a> chairman. They&#8217;re investigating it. We&#8217;ll see what they&#8217;re saying. I&#8217;m absolutely convinced I&#8217;ve done nothing wrong in any way at all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;I also know that since I was elected as an MP, I&#8217;ve taken zero in personal expenses. I&#8217;m very careful and very cautious about these things. I believe it to be a wholly private matter. The standards commissioner may take a different view.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He added: &#8220;Let\u2019s be clear, it\u2019s an unconditional gift. I can spend it on cars if I want to. It\u2019s entirely up to me, right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said it was &#8220;none of your business&#8221; how much of it he had spent, before asking the interviewer: &#8220;How much of your salary do you spend on beer, on petrol?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mr Farage confirmed he didn&#8217;t regret not declaring it, and claimed voters wouldn&#8217;t care if he had \u00a35m in his bank account.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37364272\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37364272\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Farage criticised a &quot;two tier policing&quot; during his speech \" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364272.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Reform-UK-Hold-East-Midlands-Conference-In-Leicester.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364272.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Reform-UK-Hold-East-Midlands-Conference-In-Leicester.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364272.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Reform-UK-Hold-East-Midlands-Conference-In-Leicester.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37364272.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Reform-UK-Hold-East-Midlands-Conference-In-Leicester.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Farage criticised a &quot;two tier policing&quot; during his speech \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Farage criticised a &#8220;two tier policing&#8221; during his speech <cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In another interview with LBC, the Reform party leader said: \u201cWith all due respect, what\u2019s it got to do with you?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">When asked about his different explanations regarding the reason for the gift. He said: &#8220;It&#8217;s an unconditional gift. I can spend it on Ferraris if I want. That&#8217;d be entirely up to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He added: &#8220;Look, there are not two stories. One is I was given the money unconditionally. I believe it was a reward for giving up a quarter of a century of my life, giving up a huge income in the city of London, putting up with lots of abuse. I believe that was the motive, whether it was or not. That is that side of the equation. The other side of the equation is what I intend to do with that. I&#8217;ve made that perfectly clear.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LabourLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/labour-party\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Labour<\/a> chair Anna Turley said: \u201cThis morning <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Nigel FarageLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/nigel-farage\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Nigel Farage<\/a> seemed to change his story over his secret \u00a35m &#8216;gift&#8217; every other minute. First it was described as a &#8216;reward for <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/brexit\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Brexit<\/a>&#8216;, then it was apparently for security, and now Farage says it is a &#8216;wholly private matter&#8217;. If Farage has nothing to hide, he should stop dodging questions and come clean.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/politics\/nigel-farage-reform-christopher-harborne-37364265\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigel Farage is currently being investigated by Parliament&#8217;s standard commissioner, but still insists he would<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0_EU-Referendum-in-United-Kingdom.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7259"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7259\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}