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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sophie Wingate

Nigel Farage referred to standards watchdog over failure to declare £5m gift

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage claimed his home had been firebombed (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA)

Nigel Farage has revealed he received a previously-undeclared gift of around £5 million from a Reform UK mega donor to boost his security, as he detailed a firebomb attack on his home last year.

The Reform leader has been referred to the Parliamentary standards watchdog by the Tories, who said he had been required to report the gift to the Commons.

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