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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Reform ‘not aware’ of more large gifts but cannot check all members, says Tice

Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice at a press conference in London
Deputy Reform leader Richard Tice denies Nigel Farage has been avoiding public scrutiny. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images

Reform UK is “not aware” of any other large gifts to Nigel Farage or other senior party figures apart from the £5m from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne, but cannot check every member’s bank accounts, the party’s deputy leader has said.

Richard Tice, who is second in command to Farage, was given a grilling over the controversial £5m gift as the party gave its first press conference since the personal donation was revealed by the Guardian.

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