Nigel Farage’s US Anti-Abortion Payments Prompt Scrutiny of Foreign Influence

Parliamentary records show Reform UK leader Nigel Farage received over £83,000 in earnings, accommodation and flights from US anti-abortion organisations. The amounts, listed in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, cover speaking fees and travel from August 2023 to February 2025.

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The 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade triggered a funding surge for anti-abortion lobbying. In the UK, abortion remains legal up to 24 weeks with two doctors’ approval; a 2024 reform removed the Victorian Offences Against the Person Act that allowed criminal prosecution for out-of-parameter terminations.

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Payments totalled £25,000 from the AZ Liberty Network (including a £13,000 speech fee), £44,300 for a Club for Growth address plus £9,500 travel, £4,360 from the New York Young Republicans Club and £280 for CPAC accommodation. YouGov polls show 86 % of Reform UK voters support abortion rights.

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Reform UK said it has no intention to alter UK abortion legislation. Farage, testifying before the U.S. Congress in September 2025, called UK prosecutions of peaceful expression “some of the most egregious examples of censorship.” An ADF spokesperson noted Farage was invited to testify and said its UK clients were “silently praying or offering consensual conversation.” Farage and the U.S. groups declined comment.

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Heidi Stewart of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service called the outreach of American anti-abortion groups “concerning” amid U.S. rights rollbacks. Louise McCudden of MSI Reproductive Choices warned that such groups “will keep trying to find new ways to export their playbook to Britain” and are “wildly out of step with public opinion.” Former Reform candidate Robert Kenyon once described abortions as “vanity purposes” and the “legalised killing of babies.” Suella Braverman has pledged to reverse the recent de-criminalisation, while deputy leader Richard Tice called it “abortion carnage.”

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• “saving western civilisation” — Nigel Farage (Keep Arizona Free Summit)

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• “the highest crime being committed today” — Red State Reform

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• “Their criminal prosecutions for peaceful expression, which is protected under national and international law, are some of the most egregious examples of censorship in the UK today.” — Nigel Farage

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• “They tell us abortion is a right when in truth it is the greatest genocide of our time” — Eduardo Verástegui, CPAC Mexico president

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The Register lists the payments, but independent verification of the services is lacking. ADF’s claim that its clients were merely “silently praying” lacks external corroboration, and details of the alleged secret meeting between Farage and State Department officials remain undisclosed.

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Parliamentary committees have signalled interest in reviewing foreign payments by MPs. Reform UK’s upcoming candidate selections and the Makerfield by-election result may shape its abortion stance. Advocacy groups will monitor further UK-US anti-abortion engagements.

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