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The Guardian Politics7 Jul 2026

Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns

Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money, the Guardian can reveal. The disclosure will put further pressure on the Reform UK leader, who is awaiting a decision by the standards commissioner over whether his failure to declare the money breached parliament

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The Guardian Politics7 Jul 2026

Nigel Farage rejects scrutiny from UK parliament and calls a ‘people v establishment’ byelection

Reform UK leader says he has ‘never been angrier’ – but opposition leaders accuse him of a ‘desperate stunt’ Flanked by union jack flags, with a spectacular view of the City of London behind him, Nigel Farage said he had “never been angrier”. In an address that was billed as a “statement on my future in public life”, the leader of Reform UK, the rightwing, anti-immigration party that remains ahead in most national polls but which has been dipping recently, said he would not tolerate any more of

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Express Politics7 Jul 2026

Establishment witch-hunt has just given Nigel Farage keys to No10 - they just don't get it

‘The Establishment' thinks they have Farage on the ropes - in fact they are rolling out the red carpet to No10.

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The Guardian Politics7 Jul 2026

The Guardian view on Nigel Farage’s byelection stunt: spectacle is not scrutiny | Editorial

The Reform UK leader wants voters to overrule parliamentary accountability. Labour should expose the trick, then offer a politics that works Nigel Farage, Brexit’s snake-oil salesman, is at it again. The Reform UK leader is under investigation over whether he broke parliamentary rules by failing to disclose a £5m gift from a crypto billionaire shortly before announcing he would stand for parliament. He now faces questions over claims that George Cottrell, a Montenegro-based convicted criminal an

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The Guardian Politics7 Jul 2026

Ella Baron on Nigel Farage stepping down as an MP – cartoon

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The Guardian Politics7 Jul 2026

Farage fact check: the truth behind five of his resignation statements

The Reform leader made some punchy accusations in his video, not all of which stand up to scrutiny Farage quits as an MP amid scrutiny of his finances Nigel Farage’s “statement on my future” video address was lengthy and had a lot to say about his apparent sacrifices for the sake of politics. But do they stand up? Continue reading...

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Express Politics7 Jul 2026

Nigel Farage reveals 'final straw' that led to surprise resignation as MP - 'enough!'

Reform UK's leader stepped down as an MP in a dramatic video statement on Tuesday.

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The Guardian Politics7 Jul 2026

I’m rich – defend me, be happy for me, says Farage to poor voters in Clacton. They are just his collateral damage | John Harris

The Reform UK leader’s ruse to head off scrutiny by forcing a byelection may work, but it’s all about him: no one else gains anything from it Most people who closely follow British politics probably know the basics about Jaywick, an enclave of Clacton, on the Essex coast. A sprawling tangle of tracks, paths and old holiday shacks repurposed as permanent homes, it has been ranked as England’s poorest area several times since 2011, most recently in October last year. I first visited in 2014, durin

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Guido Fawkes7 Jul 2026

Badenoch Says Tories Won’t Stand in Clacton

Badenoch: “We will be standing a candidate in the real by-election, which will follow the standards investigation into Nigel Farage’s fishy finances. We will not be standing a candidate in the fake by-election that Farage is causing to distract people from what is happening. We need to let that investigation run its course, and I…

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The Guardian Politics7 Jul 2026

Why Farage is quitting as an MP amid scrutiny over gifts – but will stand again

Reform UK leader is to force a byelection in his Clacton seat as he reveals he faces a second parliamentary inquiry UK politics live – latest updates Nigel Farage has said he will resign as the MP for Clacton, and fight the resulting byelection, as scrutiny over his finances continues. The Reform UK leader revealed that he was under a second investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog over undeclared gifts. Continue reading...

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BBC Politics7 Jul 2026

What do Farage's constituents think about his resignation?

People living in Clacton share contrasting feelings of frustration and support towards Nigel Farage.

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BBC Politics7 Jul 2026

What do Farage's constituents think about his resignation?

People living in Clacton share contrasting feelings of frustration and support towards Nigel Farage.

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