The leader of Reform UK doesn’t want to talk about his money and it’s starting to become clear why. He is not sure what to say.
When the gift was first reported by the Guardian on 29 April, Farage tried to get ahead of the story by telling the Telegraph his home had been firebombed in 2025 and mentioning the gift as intended for his personal security.
When Sky News asked about the money on 8 May, he called the line of questioning a “waste of space”. When pressed, he claimed information about the gift had been illegally obtained. Asked why he hadn’t declared it, he said the rules did not require it.
Really? The House of Commons code of conduct requires MPs and soon-to-be MPs to declare gifts if there is “any doubt” about the giver’s motive or the use to which the gift might be put. Shortly after Farage received the money, he U-turned on his decision to quit politics and entered parliament.
https://observer.co.uk/opinion-and-ideas/leaders/article/the-observer-view-nigel-farage-has-a-problem-with-the-truth?utm_source=X&utm_campaign=obsmain&utm_medium=social
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