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Nigel Farage ‘secretly funded by criminal aristocrat who calls him Daddy’

Metro

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July 5, 2026

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Metro

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· Jul 6, 2026

Who is 32-year-old millionaire fraudster who bankrolls Farage and calls him ‘daddy’?

Cottrell reportedly sees Nigel Farage as a 'father figure'.

South China Morning Post

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· Jul 5, 2026

UK hard-right leader Farage faces new allegations over gifts

Hard-right British politician Nigel Farage on Sunday faced fresh allegations over non-disclosure of gifts after a newspaper reported a convicted fraudster paid for his security and staff before he became an MP. An MP said he had asked parliament’s standards commissioner to investigate the new claims against the leader of the anti-immigration Reform UK party, which is currently leading in opinion polls. Farage is already the subject of an investigation by the parliamentary anti-sleaze watchdog...

Daily Mail

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· Jul 8, 2026

DAN HODGES: This self-pitying, evasive and frankly boorish Nigel Farage was a pale shadow of the anti-establishment hero

DAN HODGES: This self-pitying, evasive and frankly boorish Nigel Farage was a pale shadow of the anti-establishment hero

JOE.co.uk

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· Jul 9, 2026

Count Binface identity revealed as the BBC tries to unmask him live on air

His identity has ‘bin’ revealed On Tuesday, Nigel Farage managed to do what he does best – getting in there and making everything about him. Following a public meltdown after he was asked by a Sky News reporter about undeclared gifts from convicted criminal George Cottrell, he went on to accuse the organisation of ‘harassing []

Novara Media

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· Jul 7, 2026

Farage Does Not Want You Talking About His Donations

Nigel Farage has been caught threatening a Sky News reporter who was asking questions about his undeclared finances at an airport. The Reform leader has been referred to the standards watchdog in connection to the £5m gift he received from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne, while the the Electoral Commission has been urged to investigate donations he received from convicted criminal George Cottrell. On Novara Live, Ash Sarkar argues that the £270,000 that Farage earned through advertising gold bullion might sit within the same category. Why would a business spend so much money on adverts that she says “nobody seems to watch”?

The i Paper

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· Jul 11, 2026

Angry about Farage’s cash? He’s not the only one taking big money

Money flows like water and it will find the weakest link

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Related coverage for "Nigel Farage ‘secretly funded by criminal aristocrat who calls him Daddy’": Metro — Who is 32-year-old millionaire fraudster who bankrolls Farage and calls him ‘daddy’?. South China Morning Post — UK hard-right leader Farage faces new allegations over gifts. Daily Mail — DAN HODGES: This self-pitying, evasive and frankly boorish Nigel Farage was a pale shadow of the anti-establishment hero. JOE.co.uk — Count Binface identity revealed as the BBC tries to unmask him live on air. Novara Media — Farage Does Not Want You Talking About His Donations. The i Paper — Angry about Farage’s cash? He’s not the only one taking big money