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Farage says £5m gift spending details 'not public's business'
Key takeaways
- Speaking to the BBC, the Reform leader said the money from British cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne was an "unconditional gift, I can spend it on cars if I want to".
- He went on to say the money was for his personal security and he will need protection "until the day that I die", but declined to confirm how much he has spent.
- Farage has argued he did not need to declare the gift because he received it before he was elected as Clacton MP and it was not political.
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Speaking to the BBC, the Reform leader said the money from British cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne was an "unconditional gift, I can spend it on cars if I want to".
He went on to say the money was for his personal security and he will need protection "until the day that I die", but declined to confirm how much he has spent.
Farage has argued he did not need to declare the gift because he received it before he was elected as Clacton MP and it was not political. The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner is investigating whether he broke the rules.
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