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£5 m Farage Gift Probe Triggers Tory Reject of Reform Pact

6/23/2026

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Standards commissioner opened an investigation into Nigel Farage’s £5 million cash gift from a Thailand-based billionaire after he altered his explanation twice.
Treasury Secretary Kemi Badenoch said Conservatives will not form an electoral pact with Reform UK after byelections and that accepting the £5 million gift shows poor character.
Election results gave Andy Burnham Makerfield win 9,000 votes, saw Scottish Conservatives beat SNP in Aberdeen South and left Reform UK a distant third place.

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Standards commissioner opened an investigation into Nigel Farage’s £5 million cash gift from a Thailand-based billionaire after he altered his explanation twice.
Treasury Secretary Kemi Badenoch said Conservatives will not form an electoral pact with Reform UK after byelections and that accepting the £5 million gift shows poor character.
Election results gave Andy Burnham Makerfield win 9,000 votes, saw Scottish Conservatives beat SNP in Aberdeen South and left Reform UK a distant third place.