Nigel Farage is under investigation following a £5 million wire transfer

The Commission’s decision could have dramatic consequences. If Farage is found to have committed a serious violation, he may be suspended from the House of Representatives. A suspension of more than ten days could lead to a petition to impeach him, a move that would force him to run again for his seat in Clacton County. In the meantime, following the investigation, Farage’s party postponed a supporters conference that was planned in advance, officially claiming “government chaos”, although it is clear that the affair casts doubt on the party’s recent achievements.

Harborne, the patron in question, became the main financier of Farage and his parties. Last year he transferred 9 million pounds to the ‘Reform’ party – the largest ever donation by a private person to a political party in the UK. Members of the party continue to back their leader in the British media, insisting that this is not a political donation but private and completely legal funding.