U.K.'s Farage referred to standards watchdog after new report of undeclared benefits
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Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription Updated - July 05, 2026 11:34 pm IST - London Reform UK leader Nigel Farage gestures during a fireside chat at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (Arc) annual conference, at Olympia London, on June 24, 2026. Photo: PA via AP The leader of Britain’s anti-immigration Reform U.K. party Nigel Farage was referred to parliament’s standards watchdog on Sunday (July 5, 2026) after a report that he failed to declare some benefits, raising the possibility of a second probe into gifts he has received. Mr. 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 Mr. Farage met his obligations under the Code of Conduct for MPs,” he said in a letter he made public on X. “This is not an isolated concern.” The right-wing, anti-immigration Reform U.K. party tops national opinion polls, making Mr. A suspension of 10 days or more could trigger a recall petition, potentially forcing a by-election in his constituency.
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Mr. Farage’s spokesperson said the story was “baseless and contrived”
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