Farage hopes to return to Parliament as Clacton votes on his future Nigel Farage is widely expected to win the by-election he triggered, with the main Westminster parties boycotting the contest. Evening Standard · Aug 12
Nigel Farage Quit His UK Seat Amid Financial Probe and Now Faces Count Binface to Win It Back Nigel Farage faces Count Binface in the Clacton by-election after quitting his seat amid a parliamentary probe into his finances. International Business Times UK · Aug 11
Farage and Tice sue NCA over alleged leaks of financial information The Reform leader and deputy leader accused the National Crime Agency (NCA) of leaking confidential financial details Evening Standard · Aug 8
Arron Banks ‘hired private detective’ to look into journalist who investigated Reform UK Asked whether he targeted reporter who investigated party finances, Brexit campaigner says: ‘When you live by the sword, you die by the sword’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 8
Farage admission over timing of Reform leadership talks raises fresh doubts over £5m gift Nigel Farage admits he discussed returning as Reform leader months before election, appearing to undermine previous claims The Guardian - UK · Aug 3
Count Binface could get 20% of vote in Clacton by-election, new poll shows Some 20 per cent of Clacton voters to back Count Binface in Nigel Farage’s constituency The Independent UK · Aug 3
Monday briefing: An (almost) comprehensive guide to Nigel Farage’s many scandals In today’s newsletter: With allegations stretching back decades, here’s a compendium of controversies of (alleged) sleaze, schoolday trouble and more The Guardian - UK · Aug 3
‘Stench of sleaze’: Farage struck deal over political return months before 2024 election, reports say Labour chair accuses Reform of making ‘grubby pacts’ after contradictory reports emerge on timeline of events The Guardian - UK · Aug 2
The tangled financial web at the heart of Reform UK Nigel Farage’s £5m gift, the Cottrell family’s links and donations, and Richard Tice’s business dealings form part of an increasingly clear nexus of relationships The Guardian - UK · Aug 1
Why the questions about Reform UK and its wealthy donors won’t go away There have been more claims about Reform UK and its finances. In fact, it has become so complicated that it’s easy to forget party leader Nigel Farage has a byelection battle on his hands. The Conversation · Jul 31
Labour says Reform ‘up to its neck in sleaze’ and demands investigation into donations Exclusive: Electoral Commission urged to look into donations made by mother of convicted fraudster The Guardian - UK · Jul 30
Robert Jenrick 'minimising' donor scandal questions arise over Posh George's mother ROBERT Jenrick has been accused of trying to play down Reform’s donations scandal as questions over Posh George’s gifts continue to mount. The National (Scotland) · Jul 30
Jenrick ‘confident’ Reform followed electoral law after Cottrell donation claims The Metropolitan Police are looking at whether Reform donors might have circumvented restrictions on the sources of political funding. The Independent UK · Jul 30
George Cottrell ‘transferred $2m to mother days before Reform UK donations’ Reform UK’s finances have come under scrutiny in recent months The Independent UK · Jul 30
The National (Scotland) · Jul 29 George Cottrell sent $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform THE convicted fraudster who secretly funded Nigel Farage transferred more than $2 million to his mother shortly before she made large donations to…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 29 Revealed: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UK Exclusive: Sources say Fiona Cottrell told bankers the transfers, received 24-72 hours before her donations to Reform, came from her son
The Guardian - UK · Jul 29 Parliamentary watchdog decides against inquiry into £80,000 loan to Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice had been referred to standards commissioner over undeclared sum from Farage aide George Cottrell
Evening Standard · Jul 27 Nigel Farage v Count Binface: 10 key pledges by 'space warrior' battling Reform chief in Clacton by-election ‘MPs who resign mid-Parliament should be banned from the resulting by-election,’ says the Count’s 20-point platform for Essex seaside contest
The National (Scotland) · Jul 26 Police probe Reform UK donations by Richard Tice-controlled company THE Metropolitan Police are investigating donations to Reform UK by a company controlled by the party’s deputy leader Richard Tice ...
Evening Standard · Jul 25 Met probes Reform UK donations by Richard Tice-controlled firm Reform’s bank account was frozen during the last election after the donations, according to reports.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 25 Police investigate payments to Reform UK first revealed by the Guardian Scotland Yard is looking at two £250,000 donations to the party by Britain Means Business before the 2024 election
The Guardian - UK · Jul 24 Reform councillors told to call donations inquiry ‘establishment stitch-up’ Party briefing notes say: ‘Daily routine of hit jobs and smears will not deter us from winning next general election’
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23 How to Launder Money But Not Like Me, by George Cottrell (as imagined by John Crace) The Guardian’s parliamentary sketch writer imagines Nigel Farage’s right-hand man’s thinking behind his book, How to Launder Money
Evening Standard · Jul 19 Nigel Farage v Count Binface: Boris Johnson backs 'space warrior' against Reform leader on Clacton second by-election ‘I thought Count Binface had rather a good point when he said a vote for him would preclude the expense of a second by-election,’ says ex-PM Mr Johnson
The National (Scotland) · Jul 19 Nigel Farage backer opened payments account before 'mystery donation' GEORGE Cottrell, the convicted criminal who secretly funded Nigel Farage, opened an account with an obscure overseas payments company days before it…