Nigel Farage seems to have a problem with money. So much so, indeed, that it is raising further serious doubts about his suitability to be prime minister, or even leader of his party.
The latest allegations about his finances are that a convicted criminal paid for Mr Farage’s security, drivers, social media team and accommodation, and that these benefits in kind were not properly declared by him when he became an MP at the general election two years ago. The imputed value of these items is not known, but they obviously exceed the £300 threshold required by parliamentary rules. Indeed, they may be perceived to be so lavish that a conflict of interest might arise from them. The reported accommodation in question, for example, is the use of a five-storey townhouse near Buckingham Palace.
