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\n\t\tThe Reform UK leader said there was an \u2018operation\u2019 against him (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tThe Reform UK leader said there was an \u2018operation\u2019 against him (Picture: Getty)<\/p>\n
Nigel Farage has claimed that an undeclared gift of millions from a Reform billionaire was disclosed because of a \u2018serious computer-hacking case\u2019 against him.<\/p>\n
The Reform UK leader said it was part of an \u2018operation\u2019 against him, and has claimed it\u2019s due to illegal activity. The party is reportedly exploring legal options.<\/p>\n
When asked by reporters whether he supported greater transparency in his party\u2019s finances, Farage was adamant.<\/p>\n
\u2018No, no, no, no, no, what do you want? Do you want to put a camera in the bedroom? This is illegally obtained data. I\u2019ve had my computer hacked during this campaign. The whole thing is an operation,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, Farage was referred to the Parliamentary standards watchdog by the Tories<\/a>, who said he had been required to report the gift to the Commons.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tSign up for all of the latest stories\t\t\t<\/p>\n Start your day informed with Metro’s News Updates<\/a> newsletter or get Breaking News<\/a> alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n Farage\u00a0received the seven-figure sum from Thailand-based cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne in 2024.<\/p>\n \t\t The British billionaire also bolstered Reform\u2019s war chest with a \u00a39 million donation last August \u2013 the biggest single donation in history to a political party from a living person \u2013 and he has given millions more since and previously.<\/p>\n Farage\u00a0disclosed he had received a separate \u00a35 million personal gift as he spoke of attacks on his home.<\/p>\n An incendiary device was pushed through his letterbox in an \u2018outright arson attempt\u2019, the Reform UK leader told\u00a0the Telegraph<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n Farage said the scale of threats against him had led to a seven-figure personal gift from Harborne to pay for his security.<\/p>\n Harborne has drawn attention recently for donating more than \u00a312m to Reform \u2013 including \u00a39m in one go last December, the largest single donation by a living person to a UK political party in history.<\/p>\n Farage told the newspaper: \u2018I have tried and failed in the past to get security funded by the\u00a0Home Office<\/a>\u00a0and I don\u2019t think the state will ever help me.<\/p>\n \u2018I\u2019m very much on my own and will be for the rest of my life, and I have to face up to that grim reality.<\/p>\n \u2018Christopher is an ardent supporter who is deeply concerned for my safety.\u2019<\/p>\n As the money for security was a personal gift and does not count as a political donation, it was not taxed or declared.<\/p>\n Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n For more stories like this, check our news page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow![\"Reform](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SEI_296309645-571f.jpg\")
\n\t\tThe donor also gave \u00a39,000,000 to Reform last year (Picture: PA)<\/p>\n
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