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Excl: Nigel Farage’s security paid for by Reform UK despite claim over £5m gift

Sources reveal party is covering costs – raising fresh questions about leader’s explanation for billionaire’s gift

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Honoured and chuffed to win business journalist of the year at the London Press Club awards yesterday.

All the better for having been nominated alongside former colleagues including champion of women in business journalism (& the highly commended) @AArmstrong_says.

Thanks as ever to great editors and our brilliant legal team. 1/2

Excl: New undercover footage shared with the Guardian raises fresh questions about Reform leader’s statement that £5m gift was for security

Farage's claim that the money was a reward for Brexit was "not the line to take from the press office".

The conversation also shows former close aide Dan Jukes say that it is "a bit priced in" by the public that Farage should profit from politics.

Footage via @Verbatim_Media
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Met police investigating row over founding of Your Party

by @LexyTopping

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