Accounts for the Reform leader's personal media company, Thorn in the Side Ltd, suggest that money was not withdrawn from the firm at the time of the house purchase. The apparent discrepancy raises fresh questions about Farage's transparency with regard to his finances. He is currently being investigated by the parliamentary standards commissioner over his failure to declare a 5m gift from Christopher Harborne, as revealed by the Guardian.
Christopher Harborne, the crypto billionaire who controversially gifted Nigel Farage 5m, has been named in the list of the UK's wealthiest people for the first time. Other first-timers include Noel and Liam Gallagher and Emily Eavis, the daughter ofte Glastonbury festival founder, Michael Eavis, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List published on Friday. Harborne, who gave Farage the money weeks before the Reform leader announced he would stand as a candidate in the 2024 general election, is estimated to be the sixth-richest UK billionaire, with an estimated fortune of 18.17bn.