Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/1 Next image Previous image Toggle caption Farage says the alleged Russian activity is ‘deeply concerning’ and highlights the ‘threat they pose to British security’. Photograph: Jack Taylor/Reuters View image in fullscreen Farage says the alleged Russian activity is ‘deeply concerning’ and highlights the ‘threat they pose to British security’. Photograph: Jack Taylor/Reuters Farage under mounting pressure to prove Russian hack claimReform UK leader claims ‘counter-espionage experts’ suggest state-sponsored hackers are behind disclosure of £5m gift Nigel Farage is under mounting pressure to provide evidence for his claim that a state-sponsored Russian hack was behind the disclosure of the £5m gift he received from the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne.Reform UK claimed over the weekend that analysis of Farage’s phone by “counter-espionage experts” suggested that “Farage’s phone, email and bank accounts were compromised by hostile actors, almost certainly linked to Moscow, using spear phishing tactics”, before the Guardian revealed details of his undeclared gift last month.Farage told the Mail on Sunday that the alleged Russian activity was “deeply concerning” and highlighted the “threat they pose to British security”.Farage’s claims followed intensifying scrutiny of the £5m gift he received from Harborne. Farage had not publicly declared the gift, despite parliamentary transparency rules requiring MPs to register gifts and donations above a certain threshold.A spokesperson for…
Published: May 24, 2026 5:00 pm
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