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Watchdog Probes Farage’s £5M Crypto Gift Declaration

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  • Nigel Farage, Reform UK leader, received a £5 million gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne.
  • Nigel Farage told The Sun on 14 May the money was an unconditional reward for 27 years of Brexit campaigning.
  • A parliamentary watchdog is investigating whether the gift should have been declared under UK parliamentary rules.
  • Police are investigating possible circumvention of donation rules and tax implications.
  • An internal Reform UK probe concluded Dan Jukes and senior official James Orr did not breach foreign-donation laws.