Labour demands Nigel Farage explain £5m gift from crypto billionaire amid property and ethics probe
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Alexandra Topping
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Summary
The Labour party has formally written to Nigel Farage demanding he provide a "clear and truthful account" regarding a £5 million 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. The controversy coincides with the approval of a planning application revealing Farage's plans to transform a dilapidated Kent property into a luxury beachfront residence. Farage is currently under investigation by the parliamentary standards commissioner following the Guardian's reporting on the matter.
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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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