Victoria Derbyshire broke down all the details about Nigel Farage\u2019s undeclared \u00a35m gift during a brilliant eight-minute segment on Newsnight. <\/p>\n
A week on from the Guardian breaking the story about the sum gifted to Farage by crypto billionaire and Reform mega-donor Christopher Harborne, many still have questions about the gift. <\/p>\n
Farage has argued<\/a> he didn\u2019t have to declare the \u00a35m gift, which he claims was given to him by Harborne to help fund his personal security. <\/p>\n However questions remain over the money, and Reform seem unwilling to answer them. Meanwhile, the right-wing media have seemingly decided to swerve the topic<\/a>.<\/p>\n READ NEXT:\u00a0While Reform shout at cricket bats, Labour is quietly fixing the country<\/a><\/p>\n So, it seems Newsnight and host Victoria Derbyshire decided to take matters into their own hands by laying out everything we know about the gift \u2013 and explaining why it rankles with so many. <\/p>\n Derbyshire started Tuesday night\u2019s edition of the programme by breaking down the story, and pointed out that there are questions over the timing of the gift to Farage. <\/p>\n Farage received the \u00a35m sum in 2024, shortly before he U-turned on his decision not to stand as an MP in that year\u2019s general election. <\/p>\n Derbyshire highlighted the record-breaking donations Harborne has since made to Reform, along with the incredibly pro-crypto stance that has been adopted by both the party and Farage. <\/p>\n The presenter also outlined exactly what the MP\u2019s Code of Conduct says about new members declaring gifts. <\/p>\n She revealed that Newsnight had asked Reform for an interview on that night\u2019s programme to answer some of these questions \u2013 but that the party didn\u2019t get back to them. <\/p>\n This was followed by the panel on the programme discussing the story. <\/p>\n You can watch the full eight-minute segment below. <\/p>\n Victoria Derbyshire spend 8 minutes taking apart Nigel Farage’s \u00a35,000,000 gift<\/p>\n “As you’d expect we asked Reform UK for an interview tonight. One Reform UK press officer asked: with who and to discuss what”<\/p>\n “We said we’d like to talk about the local elections, the detention\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/BcI5Wm95EM<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Farrukh (@implausibleblog) May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t