Nigel Farage wants to be prime minister. He is now under formal parliamentary investigation over an undeclared £5 million gift, and a second funding row has just emerged that raises fresh questions about his transparency.
The Reform UK leader received the £5 million from crypto investor Christopher Harborne shortly before the 2024 general election, and the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, Daniel Greenberg, opened a formal inquiry into that gift in May 2026. Separately, the Sunday Times reported on 5 July 2026 that Farage also failed to disclose financial support from George Cottrell, a convicted fraudster who funded his security, drivers, staff and accommodation. Liberal Democrat MP Josh Babarinde has written to the Commissioner asking him to investigate the Cottrell payments as well, according to a letter posted on X.
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