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Parliament probes Farage’s undisclosed £5 m Harborne gift

5/20/2026

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Parliamentary standards commissioner opened an inquiry into Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK’s undisclosed £5 million gift from billionaire Christopher Harborne after the Guardian report.
Farage later called the gift a “reward” for his Brexit campaigning, contradicting his claim it covered security costs.
Company accounts for Thorn in the Side Ltd show no withdrawal matching the £1.5 million fee he said funded his £1.4 million Surrey house purchase.

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Parliamentary standards commissioner opened an inquiry into Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK’s undisclosed £5 million gift from billionaire Christopher Harborne after the Guardian report.
Farage later called the gift a “reward” for his Brexit campaigning, contradicting his claim it covered security costs.
Company accounts for Thorn in the Side Ltd show no withdrawal matching the £1.5 million fee he said funded his £1.4 million Surrey house purchase.