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Farage faces £5 million gift probe, calls inquiry kangaroo court

7/20/2026

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Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin called the parliamentary standards inquiry into Nigel Farage a “kangaroo court.”
Nigel Farage faces a standards probe over a £5 million gift from Christopher Harborne while contesting the Clacton byelection.
Major parties have boycotted the Clacton race, leaving Nigel Farage against more than thirty independents.
Nigel Farage said a top international lawyer told him the unconditional £5 million gift did not need to be declared.

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Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin called the parliamentary standards inquiry into Nigel Farage a “kangaroo court.”
Nigel Farage faces a standards probe over a £5 million gift from Christopher Harborne while contesting the Clacton byelection.
Major parties have boycotted the Clacton race, leaving Nigel Farage against more than thirty independents.
Nigel Farage said a top international lawyer told him the unconditional £5 million gift did not need to be declared.