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Farage facing new questions over home purchase funding
Key takeaways
- Joe Pike & Jack Fenwick Political correspondents PA Media Reform UK leader Nigel Farage Nigel Farage is facing questions over Reform UK's claim that he used a fee from appearing on a TV show to buy a £1.4m home.
- Last week the party told the BBC the Reform UK leader bought the house in Surrey in 2024 without a mortgage by using his fee from appearing on I'm A Celebrity.
- In 2025, Mr Farage told the FT that fee had been paid to his company Thorn In The Side Limited.
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Joe Pike & Jack Fenwick Political correspondents PA Media Reform UK leader Nigel Farage Nigel Farage is facing questions over Reform UK's claim that he used a fee from appearing on a TV show to buy a £1.4m home.
Last week the party told the BBC the Reform UK leader bought the house in Surrey in 2024 without a mortgage by using his fee from appearing on I'm A Celebrity.
In 2025, Mr Farage told the FT that fee had been paid to his company Thorn In The Side Limited.
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