Farage breaks cover at last but finds the £5m question hasn’t gone away
A testy Reform UK leader tried to bat off questions about why a gigantic gift to him had anything to do with the public
TL;DR
- Nigel Farage ended an eight-week period of media avoidance by giving interviews.
- He was questioned about a £5 million gift he received and whether it was linked to his promotion of a crypto-billionaire's business.
- Farage struggled to explain why he kept the gift secret and his story about its origin changed multiple times.
- He also faced criticism for Reform UK losing a recent byelection, despite his claims of a strong performance.
- Farage defended a candidate with a history of sexism, calling it 'ordinary male banter'.
- He refused to express regret over Brexit, blaming 'the Blob' for its perceived failures.