Arron Banks is accused of hiring private investigators to look into a journalist who investigated Reform UK and figures linked to the party. The reporting says Banks paid for investigators to examine Gabriel Pogrund, an editor in the Sunday Times’ Insight investigations team, after he helped publish a series of stories involving Nigel Farage and related political finances.
The allegations are presented in coverage drawing on what Banks is described as saying when questioned about whether he targeted the reporter. One account reports that Banks responds with the remark: “When you live by the sword, you die by the sword.” Other details focus on the claim that private investigative work was arranged to assess or track the journalist rather than to comment directly on the underlying investigations.
Across the available sources, the core point is the same: an accusation that Banks directed private investigative activity connected to a specific journalist. However, the reporting does not resolve the underlying dispute about the evidence for the allegations or whether Banks’ comments reflect acceptance, justification, or a broader rhetorical position.
