Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage was given £5m shortly before he stood as an MP in the 2024 general election. Photograph: Zeynep Demir/Anadolu/Getty Images
Nigel Farage was given £5m shortly before he stood as an MP in the 2024 general election. Photograph: Zeynep Demir/Anadolu/Getty Images
Nigel Farage’s security paid for by Reform UK despite claim over £5m gift

Exclusive: Sources reveal party is covering costs – raising fresh questions about leader’s explanation for billionaire’s gift

Nigel Farage’s personal security has been paid for out of Reform UK’s central funds despite his claim that these expenses would be covered by an undisclosed gift of £5m from a billionaire donor, sources have told the Guardian.