{"id":2596852,"date":"2026-04-29T18:51:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T22:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nigel-farage-referred-to-parliament-watchdog-over-undisclosed-gift\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T18:54:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T22:54:40","slug":"nigel-farage-referred-to-parliament-watchdog-over-undisclosed-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nigel-farage-referred-to-parliament-watchdog-over-undisclosed-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigel Farage referred to Parliament watchdog over undisclosed gift"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnigel-farage-referred-to-parliament-watchdog-over-undisclosed-gift%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2596852&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the UK, the Conservative Party has referred Reform UK leader Nigel Farage to a parliamentary standards watchdog after reports of an undisclosed $6.7 million gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne intended to fund Farage\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-the-squad-spent-thousands-on-private-security-while-demanding-police-be-defunded\/\" title=\"Report: \u2018The Squad\u2019 Spent Thousands On Private ... While Demanding Police Be Defunded\">personal security<\/a>. The disclosure came after *The Guardian* reported on the payment, though Farage sought to address the issue earlier with an interview elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>The parties dispute whether the gift was properly declared under rules requiring MPs to disclose any \u201cpersonal benefit\u201d received in the year before taking office (Farage was elected in July 2024). Labor backed the referral, arguing Farage broke disclosure rules, while Reform says the donation was a personal unconditional gift given before he was elected and was declared according to the rules.<\/p>\n<p>The article also notes that the UK has since banned crypto donations to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >political parties amid concerns<\/a> about foreign influence, which could become relevant in light of Harborne\u2019s reported funding for Reform. Farage further said he disclosed- for the first time- that his home was firebombed earlier last year, using the incident as a reason he needs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cpac-2024-jd-vance-tells-mcconnell-to-look-in-the-mirror-and-accept-failure\/\" title=\"JD Vance at CPAC 2024: McConnell urged to self-reflect and acknowledge &#039;failure\">additional security funding<\/a>. He added that he did not publicize the attack at the time to avoid escalating threats. Farage is currently campaigning ahead of local elections on May 7.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>In the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/united-kingdom\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"547\">United Kingdom<\/a>, the Conservative Party referred Reform UK leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nigel-farage\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4796\">Nigel Farage<\/a> to a British Parliament watchdog on Wednesday over an undisclosed $6.7 million gift from crypto tycoon Christopher Harborne.<\/p>\n<p>The gift had been previously undisclosed until the <em>Guardian<\/em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2026\/apr\/29\/revealed-nigel-farage-was-given-undisclosed-5m-by-crypto-billionaire-in-2024\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2026\/apr\/29\/revealed-nigel-farage-was-given-undisclosed-5m-by-crypto-billionaire-in-2024\">  reported<\/a> on it, although Farage got ahead of the story by granting an interview to a different British newspaper. Harborne, a British billionaire based in Thailand, offered about $6.7 million to cover Farage\u2019s personal security in early 2024, before the right<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/timeline-explaining-the-tucker-carlson-vs-the-pentagon-feud\/\" title=\"Timeline: Explaining The \u2018Tucker Carlson vs. The Pentagon\u2019 Feud\">-wing leader<\/a> was elected to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/british-parliament\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1020\">Parliament<\/a>. Harborne is the single largest donor for Reform, having donated a record $16 million since last year.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4547815\/national-security-experts-urge-trump-demand-xi-release-religious-prisoners-china\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>National security experts urge Trump to demand that Xi release religious prisoners during China summit<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4547131\/east-asia-us-china-influence\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Where does East Asia stand in the US-China battle for influence?<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4546294\/starmer-escapes-inquiry-mandelson-vetting\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Starmer escapes inquiry on Mandelson vetting by a Parliament vote<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tories\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"5922\">Tories<\/a> made the referral to the parliamentary standards commissioner, citing rules requiring members of Parliament to disclose any \u201cpersonal benefit\u201d received in the year before taking office. Farage\u2019s gift falls within that time frame, considering he was elected in July 2024. The opposition party is concerned he may have used the money for political activity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/labour-party\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2881\">Labour Party<\/a> backed the move, alleging Farage broke the rules by failing to disclose the gift. Reform insists otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was a personal unconditional gift that was given before he was elected,\u201d a spokesperson for Farage\u2019s party said. \u201cWe are confident everything has been declared in accordance with the rules.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In March, the U.K. banned crypto donations to political parties over concerns of foreign influence. The ban could become relevant in light of the crypto billionaire\u2019s donations to Farage and Reform.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the <em>Daily Telegraph<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2026\/04\/29\/nigel-farage-my-home-was-firebombed\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2026\/04\/29\/nigel-farage-my-home-was-firebombed\/\">published an interview<\/a> with Farage hours before the <em>Guardian<\/em> published its exclusive story on the seven-figure personal gift.<\/p>\n<p>In the interview, Farage revealed for the first time that his home was firebombed early last year. He cited the alleged incident as a reason he needs extra funds for security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis money was given to me so that I would be safe and secure for the rest of my life,\u201d Farage said. \u201cI have tried and failed in the past to get security funded by the Home Office, and I don\u2019t think the state will ever help me. 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Reform is expected to win many races as the Labour government becomes less popular.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK Conservatives refer Farage to watchdog over \u00a36.7m gift<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2596853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26103419802234.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4381,32382,5207,78833,6056],"class_list":["post-2596852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ethics","tag-nigel-farage","tag-parliament","tag-undisclosed-gift","tag-watchdog"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26103419802234.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2596852"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2596856,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596852\/revisions\/2596856"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2596853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2596852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2596852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2596852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}