Multiple UK outlets report that a £5 million gift to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage from a cryptocurrency billionaire was disclosed to the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) by bankers. The disclosure is said to have been made because the banks were concerned the funds might involve money laundering. The reports follow ongoing scrutiny of whether Farage complied with parliamentary disclosure requirements regarding the gift. The Guardian says Farage is awaiting a decision by the relevant standards commissioner on whether his failure to declare the money breached parliamentary rules. The news comes as Farage resigns as an MP and triggers a by-election, which he plans to contest. Commenting on the disclosure, Labour’s party chair Anna Turley characterises the NCA report as “deeply serious” and calls on Farage to cooperate with authorities. Other coverage focuses on what is known about the report and the wider political context around Farage’s resignation and the by-election.
Report says Nigel Farage’s reported £5m gift was flagged to UK crime agency over laundering concerns
Multiple UK outlets report that a £5 million gift to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage from a cryptocurrency billionaire was disclosed to the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) by bankers. The disclosure is s...
- A reported £5 million gift to Nigel Farage came from a cryptocurrency billionaire.
- Bankers reported the transaction to the UK National Crime Agency due to money-laundering concerns.
- The reports relate to whether Farage declared the money under parliamentary rules.
- Farage resigns as an MP and triggers a by-election that he intends to contest.
- Labour figures call for Farage to cooperate with authorities following the NCA report.
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1 month agoLabour party chair says Reform UK leader must cooperate with authorities instead of trying to distract public with byelection• UK politics live – latest updatesThe revelation that a £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers concerned it may have been laundered money, has been described as “astonishing and deeply serious”.Responding to the Guardian story, Anna Turley, the chair of the Labour party, also called on Farage to “come clean and cooperate” with the NCA. Continue reading...
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