Reform UK leader, who failed to declare £380,000 on time, says he is computer-illiterate ‘oddball’
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Nigel Farage has apologised for 17 breaches of the MPs’ code of conduct after failing to declare £380,000 of income on time, saying he is an “oddball” who does not do computers.
The Reform UK leader and MP for Clacton said he had relied on a senior member of staff to submit his income to the register of interests and had been let down, but he took full responsibility for the error.
He blamed “severe growing pains” as Reform UK had been overwhelmed by administration and emails since growing in size and gaining MPs at the 2024 election. The interests included his work as a broadcaster for GB News and payments for social media output on Google and X.
