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UK Regulator Investigates Reform Leader Over Undeclared £5 Million Donation
The parliamentary commissioner for standards has opened an inquiry into a £5 million payment received by Reform leader Nigel Farage. Ofcom separately announced it will review a GB News interview with President Trump from November 2025.
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The parliamentary commissioner for standards, Daniel Greenberg, has opened an investigation into a £5 million payment received by Reform leader Nigel Farage from a Thailand-based donor. Farage initially stated the funds were intended for lifetime security costs. He later told The Sun that the payment was a reward for his 27 years of campaigning for Brexit.
Ofcom announced it will examine a November 2025 GB News interview in which presenter Bev Turner spoke with President Trump. The regulator previously concluded that later challenges by studio guests satisfied impartiality rules. Ofcom also stated it found no grounds to investigate a January 2026 GB News program hosted by Matt Goodwin, who was announced as the Reform candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election on 27 January.
News has incurred losses of approximately £130 million since launch. Farage, a shareholder in the channel, has received £700,000 in payments from GB News since becoming an MP. The founder of GB News, Andrew Neil, has stated that the channel functions as a propaganda arm for Reform. Ofcom assesses compliance on a program-by-program basis rather than reviewing overall output.
