Nigel Farage admits George Cottrell paid for filming and let him use his home Reform leader says support from fraudster before last election is ‘totally undeclarable in every single way’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 19
Why Farage going ‘full conspiracy theory’ is not impressing voters in Clacton NEWS ANALYSIS: Political editor David Maddox has been handed a letter Nigel Farage sent to voters in Clacton explaining why he called a by-election – one constituent called it ‘a self-pitying diatribe’ The Independent UK · Jul 18
John Rentoul answers your Clacton by-election questions – from unity candidates to whether Binface can win ASK ME ANYTHING: Chief political commentator John Rentoul answers readers’ questions on the standards committee investigation, Reform’s US funding rumours, and whether Farage’s by-election gamble could still backfire The Independent UK · Jul 13
Nigel Farage is just one strand in the tangle of rightwing politicians and crypto investors These financiers want to remodel the UK into a form that suits them – one that could threaten to erode the barriers between crime and business, says Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Jul 12
George and Fiona Cottrell understood to have been interviewed under caution by Met police Exclusive: Interviews of Farage aide and his mother believed to be part of investigation into donations to Reform UK before 2024 election The Guardian - UK · Jul 10
It’s time for Nigel Farage to seek forgiveness Brief letters: Christian values | Football and Reform UK | Rubbish politics | Count Binface | Bayeux tapestry The Guardian - UK · Jul 10
Britain backs Count Binface to beat Nigel Farage in Clacton by-election, poll shows Some 33 per cent of British adults would prefer Count Binface to win, while only 21 per cent back the Reform UK leader The Independent UK · Jul 10
Nigel Farage v Count Binface: Six 'laughing stock' threats for Reform UK leader in Clacton by-election Mr Farage faces weeks of a ‘farcical’ political showdown with Count Binface Evening Standard · Jul 10
Metropolitan Police investigating donations to hard-right Reform party, UK media say Reform, an anti-immigration group that has led the ruling Labour party in opinion polls for well over a year, is facing intense scrutiny over several alleged undeclared donations. Euronews · Jul 10
UK public want Count Binface to beat Farage in by-election, poll finds THE UK public want Count Binface to beat Nigel Farage in the Clacton by-election, a new poll has suggested. The National (Scotland) · Jul 10
GMB warns Labour MPs that cap on political donations could endanger party funding Exclusive: Sources say Labour whips are calling MPs urging them to heed union’s warning and not vote for cap The Guardian - UK · Jul 10
Nigel Farage named sleaziest politician in UK in new poll – and even Reform voters think it Some 73% of Britons think the Reform UK leader is sleazy, as police probe donations to the party made by the mother of convicted fraudster George Cottrell The Independent UK · Jul 10
Met Police investigate £500k Reform UK donation in latest scandal to hit Nigel Farage's party Reform Deputy Leader Richard Tice claimed the allegations were part of a ‘politically motivated smear campaign’ Evening Standard · Jul 10
Tice claims ‘politically motivated smear’ amid scrutiny of Reform UK finances Richard Tice said he believed reports about the money from Fiona Cottrell, the mother of George Cottrell, were a ‘politically motivated smear’. Evening Standard · Jul 10
The National (Scotland) · Jul 10 Police investigating Reform UK donations by fraudster's mother POLICE have launched a criminal investigation into at least £500,000 of donations made to Reform UK by the mother of a convicted criminal who is at…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 10 Friday briefing: Inside our investigation of Nigel Farage and Reform’s deepening financial scandal In today’s newsletter: A peek behind the curtain of Guardian Towers as journalist Anna Isaac relays the twists and turns of her exclusive reporting
Evening Standard · Jul 9 Reform faces ‘legitimate questions’ over reported donation probe – Labour Nigel Farage’s party has accused the establishment of trying to stop its success.
The Independent UK · Jul 9 Labour says Reform faces ‘legitimate questions’ over ‘Met Police £500k donation probe’ Reform UK has accused the establishment of trying to stop its success.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 9 Police investigate £500,000 Reform donations from mother of fraudster who backed Farage George Cottrell’s mother, Fiona, at centre of criminal inquiry over potential evasion of restrictions on donations
The Guardian - UK · Jul 9 What a week for Daddy Nige and his dysfunctional Reform family From disciple-in-chief Dicky Tice to Honest Bob Jenrick, Farage really does know how to pick ’em
The Guardian - UK · Jul 9 George Cottrell referred to Nigel Farage as ‘daddy’, says ex-Reform candidate Exclusive: Questions grow over convicted fraudster’s role in Reform UK as party says he has never held official position
The National (Scotland) · Jul 9 Nigel Farage camp brands standards probe a 'stitch-up' amid by-election chaos NIGEL Farage and allies claim he triggered the by-election after concluding he faced a “stitch-up” amid the standards probe into a £5m gift he…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 9 Five pressing questions for Reform UK about its finances Questions swirl about origins of gifts, loans and donations as even party supporters wonder if it can weather the storm
Evening Standard · Jul 9 Farage concluded he faced ‘stitch-up’ amid probe into £5m gift, Jenrick says Reform UK’s Treasury spokesman likened the process to a ‘kangaroo court.’
Evening Standard · Jul 9 Count Binface turns Clacton by-election into global embarrassment for Nigel Farage French readers are being offered an explainer by Le Figaro on the identity of Count Binface