Nigel Farage's Reform UK handed almost £15m by offshore millionaires - while patriotic Brits pay taxes

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/reform-offshore-donations-farage-investigation-37194486

BBC News | Five held in council election fraud investigation

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Five people – four men and a woman aged 23 to 47 – were arrested on suspicion of election‑related fraud after allegations emerged about how candidates were nominated in the St Peter’s ward for the 7 May local election in Tameside, Greater Manchester. Greater Manchester Police said the investigation, launched following reports of concerns before and after the poll, is examining whether the candidate‑selection process complied with electoral legislation and procedures, in cooperation with the Electoral Commission. The inquiry comes as Labour lost control of Tameside Council overall, though it retained the St Peter’s seat with 1,352 votes, ahead of an independent (1,175) and Reform UK (864). The Electoral Commission emphasized its awareness of the probe and its commitment to maintaining voter confidence in the electoral system.

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#ManchesterPolice #ElectoralCommission #TamesideCouncil #StPeters #GreaterManchester

Agenzia Nova: Armenia: Commissione elettorale annulla registrazione di 45 candidati al Parlamento

15 mag 07:39 - (Agenzia Nova) - La Commissione elettorale centrale (Cec) dell'Armenia ha dichiarato non valida la registrazione di 45 candidati... (Rum)

Armenia: Electoral Commission cancels registration of 45 candidates to Parliament

May 15 07:39 - (Agenzia Nova) - The Central Electoral Commission (Cec) of Armenia has declared the invalidity of the registration of 45 candidates... (Rum)

#Armenia #ElectoralCommission #Parliament #AgenziaNova

https://www.agenzianova.com/a/6a06b29ead7e55.78787969/7387354/2026-05-15/armenia-commissione-elettorale-annulla-registrazione-di-45-candidati-al-parlamento

Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera | Reform UK leader Farage faces parliamentary probe over nearly $7m gift

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is under investigation by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards after a £5 million (≈ $6.7 million) donation from Thai billionaire and crypto investor Christopher Harborne was flagged as a potential breach of parliamentary declaration rules. Farage says the money was a personal, unconditional gift for his security and not a political donation, and his party’s spokesperson asserts no rules were broken. If the probe finds a serious breach, Farage could be suspended from the House of Commons, with a suspension of ten days or more potentially triggering a recall petition and a by‑election. The donation, which accounted for about two‑thirds of Reform UK’s funding last year, has drawn criticism over the party’s reliance on overseas wealthy donors, though Reform’s deputy leader notes voters were aware of the gift and still gave the party strong support in recent local and regional elections.

Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/13/reform-uk-leader-farage-faces-parliamentary-investigation-over-7m-gift?traffic_source=rss

#NigelFarage #ChristopherHarborne #ReformUK #RichardTice #ElectoralCommission #ElonMusk

BBC News | Standards watchdog launches probe into £5m Farage gift

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The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner has opened an inquiry into whether Reform UK leader Nigel Farage breached Commons rules by accepting a £5 million personal gift from billionaire Christopher Harborne and failing to declare it, as required for “registrable benefits” received within twelve months before election. Farage argues the money – given before he became an MP and intended for his personal security – was a private, unconditional gift and thus not subject to the register, while the Conservatives, Labour and Reform opponents contend that the gift should have been disclosed and call for a full investigation. The probe follows a previous breach in which Farage delayed reporting £384,000 of interests, and it could lead to sanctions ranging from an apology to suspension or expulsion if the code of conduct is found to have been violated.

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#NigelFarage #ChristopherHarborne #ReformUK #ElectoralCommission #StandardsCommissioner #AnnaTurley

“Farage, Johnson, and Harborne accused of rigging the 2019 general election”

by Another Angry Voice on Substack

@uk_politics

“In the wake of the revelation that Nigel #Farage received an undisclosed political donation of £5 million from the Thailand-based crypto billionaire Christopher #Harborne, the former Brexit Party MEP Ben #Habib has made extraordinary allegations of corruption.

Habib claims that there was a deal between Nigel Farage, Christopher Harborne, and Boris #Johnson to rig the 2019 general election”

https://open.substack.com/pub/anotherangryvoice/p/farage-johnson-and-harborne-accused

#Press #SocialMedia #UK #UKPolitics #GeneralElection2019 #ElectionRigging #Corruption #RefitmUKLtd #BrexitParty #ElectoralCommission #DonationGate

"If an #LLM trains on UK media and UK media has mentioned Farage 442 times against Greer's 27, the model reflects that. Not because of a deliberate choice, but because that's what was in the data." -- @RaffKarva

The idea of people asking a #ChatBot how to vote is depressing, but I bet it happens. If chatbots are systematically overemphasising #ReformUKLtd, that's a problem, and one both the #ElectoralCommission and #OfCom should take action about.

#ScotPol
#UKPol

https://raffkarva.com/blog/posts/media/the-loudest-voice-in-the-room/