- Reform UK MP Danny Kruger has asserted that details concerning Nigel Farage’s finances were "illegally" acquired, following Farage’s claim that a Russian hack disclosed a £5 million donation.
- A party source reportedly indicated that a "forensic analysis" of Mr Farage’s phone suggested "hostile state actors, almost certainly linked to Moscow," used "spear phishing" tactics.
- Mr Farage is facing increasing pressure to substantiate his claim, which emerged amid intensifying scrutiny over the £5 million gift from Thailand-based crypto-entrepreneur Christopher Harborne.
- The disclosure of the £5 million gift has prompted an investigation by Westminster’s standards watchdog into whether Mr Farage broke Commons rules by not declaring it after his 2024 election.
- Mr Farage has stated the money was a "personal" gift received before he decided to stand for Parliament again, intended to cover his private security and as a "reward for campaigning for Brexit."
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