U.K.'s Nigel Farage said he "wasn't listening" during donation scandal conversation filmed covertly

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September 6, 2026 / 2:04 AM EDT

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Nigel Farage, the firebrand leader of the U.K.'s Reform party, downplayed his involvement in a donation scandal following an undercover investigation where a journalist posed as a wealthy American's son who wanted to donate to the party.Farage told CBS News' international partner BBC News on Saturday he "frankly wasn't listening" during a conversation where he was filmed alongside senior aides, who have since stepped down, appearing to discuss how to arrange donations.British law regards a permissible donor to a U.K. political party as either a U.K.-registered voter or a company. In the scenario that unfolds in the undercover investigation, the son is a permissible donor, and the father is not.