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Standards watchdog launches probe into £5m Farage gift
Key takeaways
- Farage has said he was under "no obligation" to declare the gift from billionaire Reform backer Christopher Harborne because it had been given before he was an MP.
- But Reform's opponents say he should have declared it in the MPs' register of interests when he was elected to Parliament in 2024.
- The Conservatives wrote to Parliament's standards watchdog, which is now investigating whether the Reform leader broke the House of Commons code of conduct.
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Chris Mason,Political editorand Brian Wheeler,Political reporter PA Media Nigel Farage attended the State of Parliament earlier on Wednesday The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner is launching an inquiry into whether Reform UK leader Nigel Farage broke Commons rules by accepting a £5m gift and not declaring it, the BBC understands.
Farage has said he was under "no obligation" to declare the gift from billionaire Reform backer Christopher Harborne because it had been given before he was an MP.
But Reform's opponents say he should have declared it in the MPs' register of interests when he was elected to Parliament in 2024.
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