Piers Morgan Says Nigel Farage Is Dead In The Water

Nigel Farage is “dead in the water” and will have to quit as Reform UK leader, according to Piers Morgan.

The broadcaster said Farage is “rattled” by questions about the £5 million he accepted from a Thailand-based crypto billionaire and did not publicly declare.

The Reform boss has insisted the money, which he received months before becoming an MP in 2024, was a “gift” which he would spend on his personal security.

He has also described it as a “reward” for campaigning for Brexit, and last week even suggested he could spend it on Ferraris.

Parliament’s sleaze watchdog has launched an investigation into the issue, which is expected to report back soon and could see Farage suspended from the Commons if he is found to have broken rules on the declaration of donations.

On the BBC’s Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg show, Morgan said Farage’s failure to shut down the row meant time was now running out for him.

He said: “Nigel Farage, I think, is dead in the water.

“I think this £5 million bung he took from this crypto tycoon in Thailand, he still can’t get his story straight about why.

“Originally it was about security, then it was a reward for Brexit. Now he says it was just a gift and he can spend it on Ferraris, like all men of the people would say.

“You can see how rattled he is by the questions he’s getting [and] they’re not going to go away.”

He added: “Reform, I think, are in real trouble. I think their leader’s going to have to go.”

In a car crash BBC interview last week, Farage insisted that “no one cares” about his £5m gift.

He said: “Let’s be clear: it’s a personal gift, I can spend it on cars if I want to. It’s entirely up to me.

“But there is a specific reason for this. I have been physically the most attacked and endangered politician for now well over a decade.”

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