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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Tom Burgis

Arms and the £5m man: Farage megadonor Christopher Harborne’s military empire

An illustration of Christopher Harborne and Nigel Farage in front of US Air Force F-22 fighter jets
Christopher Harborne and Nigel Farage in front of US Air Force F-22 fighter jets Composite: Guardian Design/Shutterstock/ South Korean Defence Ministry/AFP/Getty Images/LNP

As he struggles with questions about the millions he has received from the billionaire Christopher Harborne, Nigel Farage has made no secret of his enthusiastic support for the industry that made part of his benefactor’s fortune – cryptocurrency. The Reform UK leader even urged the governor of the Bank of England to drop a crypto policy that may be costly for Harborne.

But another element of Harborne’s business interests could prove still more consequential if it shapes Farage’s positions. There appears to be no precedent for a major UK donor who is so entwined with the military.

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