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Nigel Farage defends £5m gift from crypto billionaire as 'private matter'

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Jessica Elgot, Rowena Mason

7d ago· 5 min readenNews
financepolitics

Summary

Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, defends accepting a £5m unconditional gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne, insisting it is a private matter and he can spend it however he wishes, including on luxury items like Ferraris or gambling. He rejects accusations of hypocrisy for criticizing Labour leader Keir Starmer over receiving gifts while accepting a large donation himself.

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bskyNigel Farage defends £5m gift from crypto billionaire as 'private matter'theguardian.com

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With all due respect, what's it got to do with you?
It's an unconditional gift. I can spend it on Ferraris if I want. That'd be entirely up to me.
It's a purely private matter.
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Reform leader says it is ‘purely private matter’ and it is not hypocritical to criticise Keir Starmer for receiving glasses

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