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Farage Faces Inquiry Over £5 Million Gift

9/4/2026

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  • Nigel Farage, Reform UK leader, faced an inquiry over a £5 million gift from businessman Christopher Harborne.
  • Reform UK mayor Andrea Jenkyns urged Conservatives to set aside differences, backing a moratorium on defections.
  • Commentator Tim Montgomerie was suspended after he called spokesman Zia Yusuf’s behavior “like a child”.
  • Farage won the August Clacton by-election with 63.3 percent of the vote.
  • i Paper BMG poll showed Labour 27 percent, Reform 23 percent, Conservatives 18 percent.