"Last week the party told the BBC the Reform UK leader bought the house in Surrey in 2024 without a mortgage by using his fee from appearing on I'm A Celebrity. In 2025, Mr Farage told the FT that fee had been paid to his company Thorn In The Side Limited. However, the company accounts appear to suggest the income he received remained in his account after the house purchase."
"The party has denied Farage used any of the 5m gift he received in April 2024 from crypto-billionaire Christopher Harborne in the house purchase 36 days later. A spokesperson for Farage said: "Anti money laundering money checks [for the property purchase] were in March [2024], before he received the gift." "Nigel has multiple sources of income, as you can see from his parliamentary register.""
"Labour chair Anna Turley said: "Nigel Farage needs to stop dodging scrutiny over his undeclared 5m 'gift' and put the evidence on the table to prove what he's saying is true. "It's clear he's taking the public for fools and thinks he can just brush this scandal under the carpet. He can't.""
Reform UK said Nigel Farage bought a 1.4m home in Surrey in 2024 without a mortgage using a fee from appearing on I'm A Celebrity. In 2025, Farage said the fee was paid to his company Thorn In The Side Limited. Company accounts appear to indicate the income remained in his account after the house purchase. Reform UK also denied Farage used any part of a 5m gift received in April 2024 from crypto-billionaire Christopher Harborne for the purchase 36 days later. Farage’s spokesperson said anti-money-laundering checks for the purchase were completed in March 2024 before the gift was received. Labour chair Anna Turley demanded evidence to prove Farage’s claims and accused him of avoiding scrutiny.
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