Investigation: The backroom deal between Farage and Johnson that decided the 2019 UK election
By
Lucia Osborne-Crowley, Carole Cadwalladr
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Summary
This investigation examines Nigel Farage's decision to stand down Brexit Party candidates in 2019, handing Boris Johnson's Conservatives a clear path to victory. The article explores the mysterious role of Christopher Harborne, a shadowy billionaire who funded both Farage's Brexit Party and Johnson's Conservative campaign simultaneously. It raises questions about what Farage received in return—whether crypto investments, a peerage, or political influence—and how this backroom deal reshaped UK politics, delivering Brexit while leaving the far right fractured.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledAfter three years of bitter political infighting and failure to pass a Brexit bill, the prime minister, Boris Johnson, was at an impasse.
Behind him was the banner of the Brexit party, the new insurgent political party that he'd founded and was leading.
The investigation explores the mysterious role of Christopher Harborne, a shadowy billionaire who funded both Farage's Brexit Party and Johnson's Conservative campaign simultaneously.
It raises questions about what Farage received in return—whether crypto investments, a peerage, or political influence.
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