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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Ben Quinn

Former Brexit party MEP in court on Russia-linked bribery charges

Nathan Gill standing in front of a Brexit party bus
Nathan Gill was an MEP for Ukip and the Brexit party from 2014 to 2020. Photograph: Gareth Phillips/The Guardian

A former leader of Reform UK in Wales agreed to receive money to make statements “benefiting” the Russian narrative on Ukraine while serving as an MEP, a court has been told.

Details of the allegations against Nathan Gill, who served as a member of the European parliament for Ukip and later the Brexit party from 2014 to 2020, were laid out at Westminster magistrates court on Monday.

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