Former leader of Reform UK in Wales, Nathan Gill, arrives at the The Old Bailey, London, Friday, November 21, 2025. JAMES MANNING / AP
Former MEP and Welsh leader of the far-right Reform UK party Nathan Gill was on Friday, November 21 jailed for 10 years for taking bribes to deliver pro-Russia speeches in the European parliament.
Gill, 52, pleaded guilty at London's Old Bailey criminal court in September to accepting thousands of euros from a pro-Russian politician in Ukraine, and making scripted statements and television appearances at his behest. These involved raising concerns about democracy in Ukraine, and criticizing Volodymyr Zelensky when he was elected as the country's president.
Jailing him for 10 years and six months, Judge Bobbie Cheema-Grubb told Gill he "abused a position of significant authority and trust." His conduct "fundamentally compromised the integrity of a supranational legislative body," she said.
"You accepted payments from foreign nationals, made statements on important international matters at their behest, utilized scripted material presented as your own, and orchestrated the involvement of other MEPs," she added.
