UK's Farage referred to standards watchdog after new report of undeclared benefits
Source: Reuters
July 5, 2026 5:19 AM EDT Updated 10 hours ago
LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) - The leader of Britain's anti-immigration Reform UK party Nigel Farage was referred to parliament's standards watchdog on Sunday after a report that he failed to declare some benefits, raising the possibility of a second probe into gifts he has received.
Farage is already under investigation by the standards watchdog over whether he should have declared a £5 million ($6.7 million) donation from a cryptocurrency billionaire he received before entering parliament.
The Sunday Times reported that Farage was provided with security services, social media support and accommodation by George Cottrell, a long-standing ally, in the year before Farage was elected an MP in 2024. Farage's spokesperson said the story was "baseless and contrived". "No parliamentary rules have been broken," he said.
But Josh Babarinde, a lawmaker in Britain's Liberal Democrats party, wrote to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards on Sunday, calling for an investigation into the new allegations.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-farage-denies-rules-broken-after-report-undeclared-benefits-2026-07-05/
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