On 7 June, Nigel Farage announced that he was resigning as the MP for Clacton amid the political furore caused by his £5 million undeclared gift from crypto billionaire and major Reform UK donor Christopher Harborne.
Farage said that he will stand for re-election in a contest he has described as “the people versus the establishment”.
However, judging by the makeup of Reform’s donors, the party is firmly embedded in the “establishment” that Farage has attempted to malign.
Not only has Reform accepted millions from crypto barons and fossil fuel interests, it has also been bankrolled by aristocrats, peers, and owners of swanky private members’ clubs.
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