Farage accused of failing to report financial support from convicted criminal

Satirist Cody Dahler joins Lewis Goodall to discuss the two biggest shifts in British politics of late: Andy Burnham’s return to Westminster, and Nigel Farage’s finances.

0:00 – Andy Burnham’s return to Westminster
6:26 – Farage falling into ‘the soup’ again

Labour MP Lucy Powell has hit out at Nigel Farage over claims he accepted “eye-watering” donations, including most recently from a convicted fraudster and crypto tycoon, insisting all MPs “know the rules”.

Speaking on Sunday with Lewis Goodall, the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party insisted allegations linked to Farage accepting donations was “causing quite a lot of damage to his brand” and was “coming up on the doorstep”.

“We all know as members of parliament, if you’re unsure, declare it,” Ms Powell told LBC.

It comes after Farage was referred to the parliamentary standards committee on Sunday over claims he violated rules by accepting support from convicted criminal and crypto-gambler George Cottrell, 32, and failed to properly declare the donations.

A spokesman for Mr Farage denied the latest allegations, with Liberal Democrat MP, Josh Babarinde, writing to the parliamentary standards committee on Sunday.

“We have these declaration and transparency rules for a reason, to ensure – the public and each other – we can be sure that any support we receive as a politician, as a public figure, is transparent,” Powell insisted.

The latest reports claim Farage received undeclared support – including security and social media staff – from crypto-gambler and convicted criminal Cottrell, in the run-up to his appointment as an MP.

The investigation also claims Farage used a property rented by Cottrell, 32, near Buckingham Palace.

Posting to X on Sunday, Babarinde posted a copy of the letter he had written to the standards committee, raising “serious concerns” about the nature of the donations in the wake of Mr Farage’s £5 million donation.

“Mr Farage has made a career out of ‘taking back control’ but he is not being straight with the British people,” the Liberal Democrats president and MP for Bournemouth said.

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