Labour demands Nigel Farage explain £5m gift from crypto billionaire amid property spending questions
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Alexandra Topping
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
The Labour party has written to Nigel Farage demanding he provide a "clear and truthful account" regarding a £5m personal gift from Thailand-based crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne. The gift was received weeks before Farage reversed his decision not to stand as an MP in the 2024 general election. Farage is already under investigation by the parliamentary standards commissioner over the matter. The letter coincides with the approval of a planning application revealing Farage's plans to transform a dilapidated Kent property into a luxury beachfront residence, raising further questions about his property spending.
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Farage is under investigation by the parliamentary standards commissioner after the Guardian revealed that he received the £5m gift in the weeks before he U-turned on his decision not to stand as an MP in the 2024 general election.
The letter coincides with approval of a planning application that reveals the Reform leader's plans to transform a dilapidated Kent property into a luxury beachfront residence.
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