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Reform UK leader Farage faces parliamentary probe over nearly $7m gift
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Reform UK leader Farage faces parliamentary probe over nearly $7m gift

Al Jazeera·Al Jazeera Staff·6 months ago
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If found guilty, the right-wing populist could be suspended from the House ⁠of Commons for a period of time.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is facing an investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards over a $6.7m (5 million pound) gift from a party donor, days after the anti-immigrant party emerged as the biggest winner in local and regional elections .

A spokesperson for Reform UK denied any wrongdoing on Wednesday, telling the Reuters news agency that “[Farage] has ⁠always been clear that this was a personal, unconditional gift and no rules were broken.”

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