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Nigel Farage tells BBC he 'wasn't listening' during foreign donor talks filmed undercover

Nigel Farage tells BBC he 'wasn't listening' during foreign donor talks filmed undercover

Summary

Nigel Farage said he was not paying attention during a talk about a plan to get foreign money for his party, Reform UK. His former staff members involved in the talk have left their jobs, and the party is investigating what happened.

Key Facts

  • Nigel Farage said he wasn't listening during a conversation about foreign money donations to Reform UK.
  • His former chief of staff Dan Jukes and ex-head of policy James Orr have been removed from their roles.
  • The conversation involved a plan for an American donor to give £500,000 through his UK-based son.
  • UK law says political party donors must be UK voters or UK-registered companies, so foreign money cannot be given this way.
  • No money was actually donated; the plan was shown in an undercover investigation.
  • Farage denied that Reform UK ever took money from foreign sources.
  • The police are considering investigating the claims.
  • Farage said his family wants him to quit politics, but he has not decided to step down.
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