Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/1 Next image Previous image Toggle caption Nigel Farage with George Cottrell (right in dark glasses) in 2019. Photograph: Mark Kerrison/Alamy View image in fullscreen Nigel Farage with George Cottrell (right in dark glasses) in 2019. Photograph: Mark Kerrison/Alamy Nigel Farage admits George Cottrell paid for filming and let him use his homeReform leader says support from fraudster before last election is ‘totally undeclarable in every single way’ Nigel Farage has admitted his close friend the fraudster George Cottrell let him use one of his London homes and paid for social media filming before the last election but insisted it was “totally undeclarable in every single way”.The Reform UK leader spoke in depth for the first time about his support from Cottrell and the £5m gift from the Thailand-based businessman Christopher Harborne in an interview with the anti-woke Triggernometry podcast.He acknowledged the parliamentary standards system could find against him but claimed he had sought advice from a “top international lawyer” who told him the £5m did not need to be declared because it was unconditional.In relation to Cottrell, Farage said his friend had given him nothing since he was elected in July 2024 and that financial support before then was “irrelevant” and unrelated to politics.The Reform UK leader also claimed his party was…
Published: July 19, 2026 12:33 pm
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