Nigel Farage resigns as MP after failing to declare financial support from convicted criminal aide
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Jacob Lyon
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has resigned as MP, triggering a local by-election, after a Times investigation revealed he failed to declare financial support from long-term aide and convicted criminal George Cottrell. The report uncovered various donations and gifts from Cottrell to Farage that appear politics-related, leading to a referral to the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner. Farage claimed the parliamentary body is being used as a political tool and that the reporting was inaccurate.
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The Times' report details various donations and 'gifts' from Cottrell to Farage that appear to be politics-related.
During Farage's announcement, he claimed that the parliamentary body is 'being used as a political tool' and claimed that The Times' reporting was 'wholly inaccura
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The Guardian·1d agoNigel Farage faces fresh financial scrutiny over ties to convicted criminal George Cottrell
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, is facing renewed media scrutiny over his personal finances, specifically regarding support from convicte
theguardian.com·1d agoNigel Farage faces fresh financial scrutiny over ties to convicted criminal George Cottrell
Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, is facing renewed media scrutiny over his personal finances, specifically regarding support from convicte
The Guardian·1d ago
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