Farage's bizarre friendship with Posh George has exploded into a full-blown political scandal. The reality is that Reform's leader is now caught within a labyrinth of sleaze and intrigue.

Anne McElvoy: A second scandal has hit him – and it will be even harder to shrug off

Farage, who leads opinion polls, is facing calls for a formal investigation into his links to George Cottrell after reports the crypto investor who served time in jail secretly…