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Police Probe £5 Million Gift to Farage, Reform UK Donations

8/2/2026

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Police and parliamentary standards committees are investigating the £5 million gift from billionaire Christopher Harborne to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
Richard Tice repaid a £78,100 loan from George Cottrell after a £613,000 donation from Tisun Investments to Reform UK on 10 June 2024, after Cottrell had transferred $2 million to his mother.
Police interviewed two individuals under caution in the 2024 Reform UK donation probe after bank staff alerted the National Crime Agency.

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Police and parliamentary standards committees are investigating the £5 million gift from billionaire Christopher Harborne to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.
Richard Tice repaid a £78,100 loan from George Cottrell after a £613,000 donation from Tisun Investments to Reform UK on 10 June 2024, after Cottrell had transferred $2 million to his mother.
Police interviewed two individuals under caution in the 2024 Reform UK donation probe after bank staff alerted the National Crime Agency.