According to The Telegraph on April 29, Christopher Harborne, a billionaire and 12% stakeholder in Tether, gave Nigel Farage an undisclosed £5 million gift in 2024 for security purposes. The payment was structured as a personal gift and was never officially disclosed under UK campaign finance laws. Harborne, a British citizen and major financial backer of Farage’s Reform UK party, has donated roughly £12 million to the party separately.
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