Nigel Farage received taxpayer-funded security after secretly accepting a £5 million gift from a crypto billionaire that he has claimed was needed to pay for his protection.
The Reform UK leader accepted the sum from Christopher Harborne weeks before he entered Parliament. The gift was not declared on the MPs’ register.
Farage received the £5m gift in April 2024, and was elected as the MP for Clacton in July 2024. The Reform leader has stated the gift was to pay for his personal security.
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The i Paper can now reveal that Farage was given taxpayer-funded security when he became an MP and it was in place when he took his seat, including a six-person protection team and two vehicles.
