Watchdog weighs investigation into Farage’s undisclosed £5m gift

Electoral Commission reviewing whether Reform UK leader should have declared billionaire’s gift before entering parliament

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The UK elections watchdog is considering whether to investigate an undisclosed £5m gift received by Nigel Farage before he announced his candidacy at the last general election.

The move comes after the Guardian revealed this week that the Reform UK leader was given the money by the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne.