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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Alexandra Topping Political correspondent

‘Stench of sleaze’: Farage struck deal over political return months before 2024 election, reports say

Nigel Farage taking a swig from a pint of beer with Tice standing next to him
Nigel Farage and Richard Tice (left), Reform’s former leader, visit Clacton-on-Sea a month before the 2024 general election. Photograph: Zuma Press Inc/Alamy

Reform UK is operating under a “stench of sleaze”, Labour has said, after reports that Nigel Farage struck a secret deal to return as leader of Reform months before the general election.

Farage was in discussions about a return to the political frontline from as early as March 2024, despite later claiming he had no intention of returning to politics until June 2024, the Sunday Times reported.

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