Nigel Farage has the \u00a35m gift he received from Christopher Harborne was a \u201creward for campaigning for Brexit for 27 years.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the story that just won\u2019t go away for Farage \u2013 that he did not declare a \u00a35m sum sent to him by Thailand-based crypto billionaire Harborne shortly before he decided to stand as an MP at the 2024 general election. <\/p>\n
The Reform leader hasn\u2019t been particularly keen<\/a> to answer questions on the topic, and is now facing a formal investigation<\/a> from the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner over whether he broke Commons rules by not declaring the sum. <\/p>\n READ NEXT: Reform councillor suspended over Nazi swastika flag and Hitler posts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The Electoral Commission are also weighing up whether to investigate the \u00a35m payment.<\/p>\n Farage has been adamant that he did not have to declare the money, which he has previously said was given to him by Harborne so he could cover the cost of personal security. <\/p>\n But now, in an interview with the Sun\u2019s Harry Cole, Farage seems to have changed his tune, saying the money was actually about Brexit. <\/p>\n After Cole asked him about the money, Farage started off by saying the information \u201cshouldn\u2019t even be in the public domain.\u201d<\/p>\n After dismissing the investigation into the sum, the Clacton MP said: \u201cThis was given to me on a completely unconditional basis, but frankly it was given as a reward for campaigning for Brexit for 27 years.\u201d<\/p>\n Farage added that he \u201ccannot be bought by anybody\u201d when he was asked if the money had any impact on his U-turn decision to stand as an MP at the general election. <\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8 WATCH: Nigel Farage says the \u00a35m gift he received from Christopher Harborne was a “reward for campaigning for Brexit for 27 years” pic.twitter.com\/CP7wcSFlE9<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) May 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Sharing the clip on X, Times Radio\u2019s Kate McCann pointed out that Farage\u2019s words represented a change of line from him and Reform. <\/p>\n She wrote: \u201cNigel Farage claims the details of a \u00a35m donation \u2018shouldn\u2019t even be public\u2019 and states it was an unconditional \u2018reward for campaigning for Brexit\u2019. Previously Reform UK have said the donation was to cover Mr Farage\u2019s security costs for life.\u201d<\/p>\n Nigel Farage claims the details of a \u00a35m donation \u201cshouldn\u2019t even be public\u201d and states it was an unconditional \u201creward for campaigning for Brexit\u201d. Previously Reform UK have said the donation was to cover Mr Farage\u2019s security costs for life https:\/\/t.co\/w9Og9sPeML<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Kate McCann (@KateEMcCann) May 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The same observation was made by the Guardian\u2019s Pippa Crerar. <\/p>\n Nigel Farage, April 29: \u201cThis money was given to me so that I would be safe and secure for the rest of my life\u201d. <\/p>\n Nigel Farage, May 14: \u201cFrankly, it was given to me as a reward for campaigning against Brexit for 27 years.\u201d<\/p>\n Which is it? https:\/\/t.co\/AxGCD7rPOA<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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