Nigel Farage has admitted he received a £5m donation from a Thai-based billionaire to bolster his security, as he revealed his home was targeted in a firebombing attack.

The Reform UK leader said he received a seven-figure donation from Christopher Harborne , a British national living in Thailand who helped bankroll Brexit, for security purposes, back in 2024.

Mr Farage has been criticised for failing to declare the latest donation, which was given weeks before he declared he would run in the general election.

“This money was given to me so that I would be safe and secure for the rest of my life,” Mr Farage told The Telegraph .

“I have tried and failed in the past to get security funded by the Home Office, and I don’t think the state will ever help me.

“I’m very much on my own and will be for the rest of my life, and I have to face up to that grim reality.

The Reform UK leader - who is often heckled while on campaign trails - said a lit device was pushed through his letterbox at the start of 2025…