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LONDON— Nigel Farage is facing the most intense period of scrutiny since his party rose to the top of British opinion polls and unsettled the dominance of Conservatives on the right.

Two brewing rows over financial help to the Reform UK leader and Brexit veteran are putting him under fresh pressure — and could even lead to a special election to oust him. Here’s POLITICO’s guide.

A £5 million donation is already being probed

Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Daniel Greenberg —the U.K. parliament’s standards watchdog — is already investigating whether Farage broke House of Commons rules by failing to declare a £5 million donation from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne.