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

Metro

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July 6, 2026

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

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How other outlets are covering this story

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Metro

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· Jul 5, 2026

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

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

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

POLITICO

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· Jul 6, 2026

What to know about the cash questions chasing Nigel Farage

POLITICO explains the latest controversy facing the Reform UK leader.

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 []

TwistedSifter

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· Jul 7, 2026

She Made a Handshake Deal to Buy the Empty Lot Next Door. Then Her Neighbor Passed Away, and the Inheriting Daughter Unleashed a Real Estate Nightmare.

Being greedy can really backfire. The post She Made a Handshake Deal to Buy the Empty Lot Next Door. Then Her Neighbor Passed Away, and the Inheriting Daughter Unleashed a Real Estate Nightmare. appeared first on TwistedSifter.

The New European

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· Jun 29, 2026

Andy Burnham’s wife and a completely invented social media story

A lie about the future PM dishing out public cash to a firm run by his wife is the most viral political story in the UK

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Related coverage for "Who is 32-year-old millionaire fraudster who bankrolls Farage and calls him ‘daddy’?": Metro — Nigel Farage ‘secretly funded by criminal aristocrat who calls him Daddy’. The i Paper — Angry about Farage’s cash? He’s not the only one taking big money. POLITICO — What to know about the cash questions chasing Nigel Farage. JOE.co.uk — Count Binface identity revealed as the BBC tries to unmask him live on air. TwistedSifter — She Made a Handshake Deal to Buy the Empty Lot Next Door. Then Her Neighbor Passed Away, and the Inheriting Daughter Unleashed a Real Estate Nightmare.. The New European — Andy Burnham’s wife and a completely invented social media story