"Daniel Greenberg said that following an investigation he had concluded that the breaches were "inadvertent" and due to "staffing and other administrative issues". He added that Farage had apologised and had promised to meet the deadline in the future. The interests that Farage failed to report on time include payments for his appearances on GB News, speaking engagements with Google and money earned through the Cameo app."
"In his reply to the commissioner, Farage said he was "sincerely sorry" and that there had been "no malicious intent". "The late declarations, which were set out in your letter to me, fall short of what you expect and indeed what I expect from public figures." Explaining why he missed the deadlines, Farage said that he had "a very complicated and complex set of interests" due to his work as a TV presenter and a businessman."
Nigel Farage failed to register financial interests totalling £384,000 within the 28-day parliamentary deadline on 17 occasions. The parliamentary commissioner for standards, Daniel Greenberg, concluded the breaches were inadvertent and attributed them to staffing and administrative issues. Farage apologised, said there was no malicious intent, and promised to meet future deadlines. The late declarations covered payments for GB News appearances, speaking engagements with Google and income via the Cameo app. Farage explained the delays by citing a complex array of interests from work as a TV presenter and businessman and blamed a senior member of staff for letting him down.
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