Reform UK’s Farage Claims No Obligation to Declare Tether Billionaires $6.7M Gift
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage claims he was under “no obligation” to declare a $6.7 million (£5 million) personal gift from Tether stakeholder Christopher Harborne.Harborne has donated £12 million to Reform UK and claims to be “the reason” for a cap on overseas donations introduced last month.Farage claimed the gift was made before he made the decision to stand for Parliament, and that it was to ensure his personal security. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said that he was under “no obligation” to declare a $6.7 million (£5 million) personal gift from Christopher Harborne, a crypto billionaire with a 12% stake in issuer Tether. “Believe you me, weve looked at this from every legal angle,” Farage told broadcasters Tuesday, adding that, “there is no obligation to declare something that is an unconditional, non-political, personal gift.” Farage cited past threats to his safety, including a firebombing of his home, as justification for the gift, stating that it would help “ensure I can be safe for the rest of my life.” Conservatives have since referred the matter to Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Daniel Greenberg, asking him to examine whether any portion of the £5 million actually funded political activity. Farage said he would not refer himself to the