Just looked at the score. Do I need to dig out my African team game management post again, this knockout stage would look radically different with 75 minute games.
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
Is there anything to stop candidates standing under the labels "Independent Labour", "Independent Liberal Democrat", "Independent Green", "Independent Conservative"?
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
Really.
He never visits his constituency. I know this because lots of people who don’t live there and don’t know the area keep saying this is the case.
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
PMSL. 🤣
Turning up at a pub every now and then is more punishing than being Prime Minister?
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
Really.
He never visits his constituency. I know this because lots of people who don’t live there and don’t know the area keep saying this is the case.
Is there anything to stop candidates standing under the labels "Independent Labour", "Independent Liberal Democrat", "Independent Green", "Independent Conservative"?
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
Really.
He never visits his constituency. I know this because lots of people who don’t live there and don’t know the area keep saying this is the case.
Fun fact - the last time I visited Clacton was the day Liz Truss became Tory Leader!
Is there anything to stop candidates standing under the labels "Independent Labour", "Independent Liberal Democrat", "Independent Green", "Independent Conservative"?
Is there anything to stop candidates standing under the labels "Independent Labour", "Independent Liberal Democrat", "Independent Green", "Independent Conservative"?
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
Really.
He never visits his constituency. I know this because lots of people who don’t live there and don’t know the area keep saying this is the case.
Do you live there?
I don’t offer a view whether or not he visits the constituency.
I just find it comical plenty of others who don’t seem to know his every move 😂😂😂😂
Conditional on the greens standing (and no other party reconsidering), what price should they be? I was thinking about those 100s but they've gone and I'm not sure they were value anyway.
Just over 75% of the vote in 2024 went to the Tories and candidates to their right. Very hard to see a party not to the right of centre winning, whatever the extraordinary circumstances.
Is there anything to stop candidates standing under the labels "Independent Labour", "Independent Liberal Democrat", "Independent Green", "Independent Conservative"?
Yes.
Candidates for election could no longer be described as an "Independent Conservative" or "Independent Liberal" on a ballot paper, as the 1998 Act prohibits any description which could cause confusion with a registered political party. In practice, the description used is either the name of a registered party or the word "Independent"
Is there anything to stop candidates standing under the labels "Independent Labour", "Independent Liberal Democrat", "Independent Green", "Independent Conservative"?
What descriptions may be used?
A candidate may only use one of the following descriptions:3
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
Really.
He never visits his constituency. I know this because lots of people who don’t live there and don’t know the area keep saying this is the case.
Do you live there?
I don’t offer a view whether or not he visits the constituency.
I just find it comical plenty of others who don’t seem to know his every move 😂😂😂😂
Despite his £5 million for security he is yet to hold a constituency surgery.
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
Really.
He never visits his constituency. I know this because lots of people who don’t live there and don’t know the area keep saying this is the case.
Do you live there?
I don’t offer a view whether or not he visits the constituency.
I just find it comical plenty of others who don’t seem to know his every move 😂😂😂😂
Despite his £5 million for security he is yet to hold a constituency surgery.
That's very likely to be the bit that destroys him - I promise to turn up once a year and not just at elections...
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
I'd frame it as an attempt to try and set the agenda.
Interesting that its the Telegraph as it went very Reformy-graph over the past year or so. Remember they initially ran defence for Farage over the original £5m gift story.
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
Really.
He never visits his constituency. I know this because lots of people who don’t live there and don’t know the area keep saying this is the case.
Do you live there?
I don’t offer a view whether or not he visits the constituency.
I just find it comical plenty of others who don’t seem to know his every move 😂😂😂😂
Despite his £5 million for security he is yet to hold a constituency surgery.
Nice of you to subcontract concern on behalf of his constituents.
Isn't this a question that should have been settled a long time ago? People are unlikely to say fewer people should receive the care, its providing it and paying for it that are at issue, and that question hasn't changed in 10 years (apart from getting worse).
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
PMSL. 🤣
Turning up at a pub every now and then is more punishing than being Prime Minister?
Or any other Minister?
The infantile level of debate here concerning Reform issues is quite extraordinary.
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
Yes, all those transatlantic flight to kiss Trump's arse must take their toll.
Interesting that its the Telegraph as it went very Reformy-graph over the past year or so. Remember they initially ran defence for Farage over the original £5m gift story.
The Death of Farage's Career will sell more papers...
Interesting that its the Telegraph as it went very Reformy-graph over the past year or so. Remember they initially ran defence for Farage over the original £5m gift story.
Yep - as with GBeebies earlier this week - the money doesn't see Farage having a long term future...
The fact that Farage has to spend a lot of money on security isn't his fault. It's the fault of the people who threaten him.
And that has something to do with the question of whether or not parliamentary rules require the registration of substantial cash gifts to apparently fund it because...?
Either he has to declare these things or he doesn't. In either case a by-election victory doesn't indicate whether he should have declared it or not, and doesn't impact whether people might think it is a bad idea to accept massive sums of money from people whether or not it is a requirement to disclose it.
In other news, i am getting spammed like crazy about tickets being available for something called The Hundred starting soon. Never heard of it personally.
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
PMSL. 🤣
Turning up at a pub every now and then is more punishing than being Prime Minister?
Or any other Minister?
The infantile level of debate here concerning Reform issues is quite extraordinary.
Indeed, you believing being a leader of a tertiary party is the most punishing schedule in politics, more punishing than being Prime Minister, is incredibly infantile and extraordinary.
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
PMSL. 🤣
Turning up at a pub every now and then is more punishing than being Prime Minister?
Or any other Minister?
The infantile level of debate here concerning Reform issues is quite extraordinary.
Is it ?
I find it utterly predictable and, in a few cases, responses to Farage and Reform are Pavlovian,
Prince Harry has attacked the judge who dismissed his £50m privacy case against the publisher of the Daily Mail and accused him of a “whitewash”.
I havent followed the case very closely, but after Operatiom Motorman, it was well reported that Dacre told his journalist we arent doing any of this dodgy stuff even if they miss out of stories (and surprising to some they were never in the league of the Champions League level Mirror). The NOTW saw this as a great opportunity to get all the scoops via dark arts and the Mail went down the route of working with celebs to promote via fake papped type photoshoots for what became the sidebar of shame.
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
PMSL. 🤣
Turning up at a pub every now and then is more punishing than being Prime Minister?
Or any other Minister?
The infantile level of debate here concerning Reform issues is quite extraordinary.
There's an amount of flippancy to be sure, but extraordinary claims do require backing up, so it would be interesting to know what it is about Farage's schedule that is indeed so punishing.
I have no idea what his schedule is, so leaving aside any quips around surgeries or time he spends in Clacton (the people there truly probably do not care), what information is there about his schedule that is so extraordinary compared to his contemporary party leaders?
Did everyone see today's YouGov that had Labour in third place? Gold standard.
To me it looks like Lab and Con have basically ticked up and are neck and neck with Ref still narrowly in the lead but significantly down on their lead last year...
Slowly, slowly, slowly the "duopoly" is beginning to RESTORE itself....
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
PMSL. 🤣
Turning up at a pub every now and then is more punishing than being Prime Minister?
Or any other Minister?
The infantile level of debate here concerning Reform issues is quite extraordinary.
I'm just not sure that is in any way true Lucky. Look at this exchange, for example:
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
Really.
He never visits his constituency. I know this because lots of people who don’t live there and don’t know the area keep saying this is the case.
Do you live there?
I don’t offer a view whether or not he visits the constituency.
I just find it comical plenty of others who don’t seem to know his every move 😂😂😂😂
Despite his £5 million for security he is yet to hold a constituency surgery.
The only ones actually providing any facts are Reform's opponents.
In my view what is actually happening is that Farage is offering one of the most extreme forms of political hypocrisy: on the one hand he claims to be offering a real voice and proper democracy; on the other hand he structures Reform like a personal fiefdom and stinks of corruption.
I'd say the level of respect for debate about Reform on PB is just about right. My one caveat is that they are rather popular and therefore we ought to take them seriously. But then so is the World Cup, and rightly people give Infantino about the same level of respect as they do Farage.
Isn't this a question that should have been settled a long time ago? People are unlikely to say fewer people should receive the care, its providing it and paying for it that are at issue, and that question hasn't changed in 10 years (apart from getting worse).
It's going to Messi vs Bellingham isn't it for a game of the ages?
Maybe maybe not. Several teams can win this, inc us. If things break for us - ie the underestimated randomness factor rewards rather than punishes - we'll do it.
Best WC ever imo. Trump and Infantino have tried their best to shit all over it but they have failed. The football has prevailed.
Prince Harry has attacked the judge who dismissed his £50m privacy case against the publisher of the Daily Mail and accused him of a “whitewash”.
Harry is someone else who has lost the plot.
Unlike Farage, I do feel sorry for him though, as I think he's completely screwed up by his odd family and losing his lovely mum at such a young age...
Hopefully he'll be OK... But probably he won't be..
It just seems peculiar. It doesn't clear his name among those who dislike him, and those who like him already don't think there's anything to it - and if more info comes out later which might shake even them, his having been re-elected now won't change their reaction.
If the process comes out that he didn't break any rules then sure that would be ideal for him, and blunt some attacks but not all (he's still in the pocket of very rich people), but then makes a protest by-election a weird unnecessary disturbance to the whole business. And if it does say he did wrong, screaming about the public backing before that was revealed doesn't change anything.
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
PMSL. 🤣
Turning up at a pub every now and then is more punishing than being Prime Minister?
Or any other Minister?
The infantile level of debate here concerning Reform issues is quite extraordinary.
I'm just not sure that is in any way true Lucky. Look at this exchange, for example:
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
Really.
He never visits his constituency. I know this because lots of people who don’t live there and don’t know the area keep saying this is the case.
Do you live there?
I don’t offer a view whether or not he visits the constituency.
I just find it comical plenty of others who don’t seem to know his every move 😂😂😂😂
Despite his £5 million for security he is yet to hold a constituency surgery.
The only ones actually providing any facts are Reform's opponents.
In my view what is actually happening is that Farage is offering one of the most extreme forms of political hypocrisy: on the one hand he claims to be offering a real voice and proper democracy; on the other hand he structures Reform like a personal fiefdom and stinks of corruption.
I'd say the level of respect for debate about Reform on PB is just about right. My one caveat is that they are rather popular and therefore we ought to take them seriously. But then so is the World Cup, and rightly people give Infantino about the same level of respect as they do Farage.
Plenty of Farage fans on here. Plenty. More Farage fans than SKS fans to be sure
They are also 'anti-establishment', have gone a bit quiet in the news (I haven't seen the boob whisperer being breathlessly clipped as much lately), so share common cause with Reform in wanting a by-election fighting involving none of the 'traditional' parties.
This was one of the stories I was expecting, forget the Parliamentary angle, the court of public opinion cannot stop this.
Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns
Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection
The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money, the Guardian can reveal.
The disclosure will put further pressure on the Reform UK leader, who is awaiting a decision by the standards commissioner over whether his failure to declare the money breached parliamentary rules.
Farage was given a deadline of 1pm on Tuesday to respond to the Guardian about this article. He gave a video address at 2pm announcing he would force a byelection in his seat of Clacton-on-Sea.
That attempt to shake off the deepening scandal over his finances appeared to have backfired on Tuesday night as the Conservatives, Labour, Restore Britain and the Lib Dems all announced that they would not stand candidates in a contest described as a “media circus” and “vanity project”.
It's going to Messi vs Bellingham isn't it for a game of the ages?
Maybe maybe not. Several teams can win this, inc us. If things break for us - ie the underestimated randomness factor rewards rather than punishes - we'll do it.
Best WC ever imo. Trump and Infantino have tried their best to shit all over it but they have failed. The football has prevailed.
Lots of late goals. The "hydration" breaks are completely changing the momentum of games.
This was one of the stories I was expecting, forget the Parliamentary angle, the court of public opinion cannot stop this.
Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns
Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection
The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money, the Guardian can reveal.
The disclosure will put further pressure on the Reform UK leader, who is awaiting a decision by the standards commissioner over whether his failure to declare the money breached parliamentary rules.
Farage was given a deadline of 1pm on Tuesday to respond to the Guardian about this article. He gave a video address at 2pm announcing he would force a byelection in his seat of Clacton-on-Sea.
That attempt to shake off the deepening scandal over his finances appeared to have backfired on Tuesday night as the Conservatives, Labour, Restore Britain and the Lib Dems all announced that they would not stand candidates in a contest described as a “media circus” and “vanity project”.
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
PMSL. 🤣
Turning up at a pub every now and then is more punishing than being Prime Minister?
Or any other Minister?
The infantile level of debate here concerning Reform issues is quite extraordinary.
I'm just not sure that is in any way true Lucky. Look at this exchange, for example:
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
Really.
He never visits his constituency. I know this because lots of people who don’t live there and don’t know the area keep saying this is the case.
Do you live there?
I don’t offer a view whether or not he visits the constituency.
I just find it comical plenty of others who don’t seem to know his every move 😂😂😂😂
Despite his £5 million for security he is yet to hold a constituency surgery.
The only ones actually providing any facts are Reform's opponents.
In my view what is actually happening is that Farage is offering one of the most extreme forms of political hypocrisy: on the one hand he claims to be offering a real voice and proper democracy; on the other hand he structures Reform like a personal fiefdom and stinks of corruption.
I'd say the level of respect for debate about Reform on PB is just about right. My one caveat is that they are rather popular and therefore we ought to take them seriously. But then so is the World Cup, and rightly people give Infantino about the same level of respect as they do Farage.
Plenty of Farage fans on here. Plenty. More Farage fans than SKS fans to be sure
Are there? Take Taz, for example (I hope you don't mind, Taz). He'll often defend Farage and Reform in ways that add value to debate, but I'm pretty certain he's not a Reform voter. Perhaps I'm wrong. I think there are plenty on here who will seek to give Reform a hearing, but not many actual fans of Farage. Happy to be proved wrong...
This was one of the stories I was expecting, forget the Parliamentary angle, the court of public opinion cannot stop this.
Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns
Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection
The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money, the Guardian can reveal.
The disclosure will put further pressure on the Reform UK leader, who is awaiting a decision by the standards commissioner over whether his failure to declare the money breached parliamentary rules.
Farage was given a deadline of 1pm on Tuesday to respond to the Guardian about this article. He gave a video address at 2pm announcing he would force a byelection in his seat of Clacton-on-Sea.
That attempt to shake off the deepening scandal over his finances appeared to have backfired on Tuesday night as the Conservatives, Labour, Restore Britain and the Lib Dems all announced that they would not stand candidates in a contest described as a “media circus” and “vanity project”.
Harborne’s involvement with cryptocurrencies also makes him higher risk in banking terms, as it is harder to track the wealth of individuals who transfer sums in and out of cryptocurrencies.
In this case, the Guardian understands bankers raised a suspicious activity report (SAR) over the gift on 16 May 2024 with the NCA. An SAR is not proof of wrongdoing – rather it is an invitation for the agency to examine the transaction to decide whether there are grounds to investigate it further. It is not the same as a crime report.
By mid-May, Farage had not received the full £5m, according to sources, and transfers were still not completed by 22 May, when he publicly ruled himself out of standing for parliament.
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
PMSL. 🤣
Turning up at a pub every now and then is more punishing than being Prime Minister?
Or any other Minister?
The infantile level of debate here concerning Reform issues is quite extraordinary.
I'm just not sure that is in any way true Lucky. Look at this exchange, for example:
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
Really.
He never visits his constituency. I know this because lots of people who don’t live there and don’t know the area keep saying this is the case.
Do you live there?
I don’t offer a view whether or not he visits the constituency.
I just find it comical plenty of others who don’t seem to know his every move 😂😂😂😂
Despite his £5 million for security he is yet to hold a constituency surgery.
The only ones actually providing any facts are Reform's opponents.
In my view what is actually happening is that Farage is offering one of the most extreme forms of political hypocrisy: on the one hand he claims to be offering a real voice and proper democracy; on the other hand he structures Reform like a personal fiefdom and stinks of corruption.
I'd say the level of respect for debate about Reform on PB is just about right. My one caveat is that they are rather popular and therefore we ought to take them seriously. But then so is the World Cup, and rightly people give Infantino about the same level of respect as they do Farage.
Plenty of Farage fans on here. Plenty. More Farage fans than SKS fans to be sure
Are there? Take Taz, for example (I hope you don't mind, Taz). He'll often defend Farage and Reform in ways that add value to debate, but I'm pretty certain he's not a Reform voter. Perhaps I'm wrong. I think there are plenty on here who will seek to give Reform a hearing, but not many actual fans of Farage. Happy to be proved wrong...
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
PMSL. 🤣
Turning up at a pub every now and then is more punishing than being Prime Minister?
Or any other Minister?
The infantile level of debate here concerning Reform issues is quite extraordinary.
I'm just not sure that is in any way true Lucky. Look at this exchange, for example:
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
Really.
He never visits his constituency. I know this because lots of people who don’t live there and don’t know the area keep saying this is the case.
Do you live there?
I don’t offer a view whether or not he visits the constituency.
I just find it comical plenty of others who don’t seem to know his every move 😂😂😂😂
Despite his £5 million for security he is yet to hold a constituency surgery.
The only ones actually providing any facts are Reform's opponents.
In my view what is actually happening is that Farage is offering one of the most extreme forms of political hypocrisy: on the one hand he claims to be offering a real voice and proper democracy; on the other hand he structures Reform like a personal fiefdom and stinks of corruption.
I'd say the level of respect for debate about Reform on PB is just about right. My one caveat is that they are rather popular and therefore we ought to take them seriously. But then so is the World Cup, and rightly people give Infantino about the same level of respect as they do Farage.
Plenty of Farage fans on here. Plenty. More Farage fans than SKS fans to be sure
Are there? Take Taz, for example (I hope you don't mind, Taz). He'll often defend Farage and Reform in ways that add value to debate, but I'm pretty certain he's not a Reform voter. Perhaps I'm wrong. I think there are plenty on here who will seek to give Reform a hearing, but not many actual fans of Farage. Happy to be proved wrong...
Unlike Davis though who was running on a policy position of principle, Farage is clearly hoping for a big majority to head off any recall petition related to an inquiry. The problem with the other parties not standing is he will likely win an even bigger majority and accuse the other parties of running scared
This was one of the stories I was expecting, forget the Parliamentary angle, the court of public opinion cannot stop this.
Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns
Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection
The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money, the Guardian can reveal.
The disclosure will put further pressure on the Reform UK leader, who is awaiting a decision by the standards commissioner over whether his failure to declare the money breached parliamentary rules.
Farage was given a deadline of 1pm on Tuesday to respond to the Guardian about this article. He gave a video address at 2pm announcing he would force a byelection in his seat of Clacton-on-Sea.
That attempt to shake off the deepening scandal over his finances appeared to have backfired on Tuesday night as the Conservatives, Labour, Restore Britain and the Lib Dems all announced that they would not stand candidates in a contest described as a “media circus” and “vanity project”.
Would that have been an automatic or manual referral? Are we just talking about it being on a spreadsheet they send to the NCA once a week, or more than that?
Meanwhile, Reform say the NCA leaked bank statements to the Guardian:
This was one of the stories I was expecting, forget the Parliamentary angle, the court of public opinion cannot stop this.
Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns
Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection
The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money, the Guardian can reveal.
The disclosure will put further pressure on the Reform UK leader, who is awaiting a decision by the standards commissioner over whether his failure to declare the money breached parliamentary rules.
Farage was given a deadline of 1pm on Tuesday to respond to the Guardian about this article. He gave a video address at 2pm announcing he would force a byelection in his seat of Clacton-on-Sea.
That attempt to shake off the deepening scandal over his finances appeared to have backfired on Tuesday night as the Conservatives, Labour, Restore Britain and the Lib Dems all announced that they would not stand candidates in a contest described as a “media circus” and “vanity project”.
Harborne’s involvement with cryptocurrencies also makes him higher risk in banking terms, as it is harder to track the wealth of individuals who transfer sums in and out of cryptocurrencies.
In this case, the Guardian understands bankers raised a suspicious activity report (SAR) over the gift on 16 May 2024 with the NCA. An SAR is not proof of wrongdoing – rather it is an invitation for the agency to examine the transaction to decide whether there are grounds to investigate it further. It is not the same as a crime report.
By mid-May, Farage had not received the full £5m, according to sources, and transfers were still not completed by 22 May, when he publicly ruled himself out of standing for parliament.
My vague understanding is SARs are meant to be very confidential, someone has been naughty in leaking that.
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
PMSL. 🤣
Turning up at a pub every now and then is more punishing than being Prime Minister?
Or any other Minister?
The infantile level of debate here concerning Reform issues is quite extraordinary.
I'm just not sure that is in any way true Lucky. Look at this exchange, for example:
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
Really.
He never visits his constituency. I know this because lots of people who don’t live there and don’t know the area keep saying this is the case.
Do you live there?
I don’t offer a view whether or not he visits the constituency.
I just find it comical plenty of others who don’t seem to know his every move 😂😂😂😂
Despite his £5 million for security he is yet to hold a constituency surgery.
The only ones actually providing any facts are Reform's opponents.
In my view what is actually happening is that Farage is offering one of the most extreme forms of political hypocrisy: on the one hand he claims to be offering a real voice and proper democracy; on the other hand he structures Reform like a personal fiefdom and stinks of corruption.
I'd say the level of respect for debate about Reform on PB is just about right. My one caveat is that they are rather popular and therefore we ought to take them seriously. But then so is the World Cup, and rightly people give Infantino about the same level of respect as they do Farage.
Plenty of Farage fans on here. Plenty. More Farage fans than SKS fans to be sure
Cmon, one yearns for the glory days of all that very thoughtful and mature "Starmer is shite" commentary.
PB Faragists seem to be as brittle as the man himself. Bit of transference maybe. It's a known phenomenon.
This was one of the stories I was expecting, forget the Parliamentary angle, the court of public opinion cannot stop this.
Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns
Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection
The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money, the Guardian can reveal.
The disclosure will put further pressure on the Reform UK leader, who is awaiting a decision by the standards commissioner over whether his failure to declare the money breached parliamentary rules.
Farage was given a deadline of 1pm on Tuesday to respond to the Guardian about this article. He gave a video address at 2pm announcing he would force a byelection in his seat of Clacton-on-Sea.
That attempt to shake off the deepening scandal over his finances appeared to have backfired on Tuesday night as the Conservatives, Labour, Restore Britain and the Lib Dems all announced that they would not stand candidates in a contest described as a “media circus” and “vanity project”.
The issue is that it is quite likely that the Sunday Times and The Guardian have a good deal more on Farage, and it may that it is not just Parliamentary rules that have been broken, but quite a variety of laws.
Although NF is doubtless being advised by Trumpian Americans, I suspect their grasp of the nuances is insufficient, and hence this attempt to show boat their way out of trouble. The fact that no serious party is prepared to get involved in the by election also suggests a calculation that there is more to come... including another by election, quite probably, if Farage has indeed met his legal nemesis.
This was one of the stories I was expecting, forget the Parliamentary angle, the court of public opinion cannot stop this.
Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns
Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection
The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money, the Guardian can reveal.
The disclosure will put further pressure on the Reform UK leader, who is awaiting a decision by the standards commissioner over whether his failure to declare the money breached parliamentary rules.
Farage was given a deadline of 1pm on Tuesday to respond to the Guardian about this article. He gave a video address at 2pm announcing he would force a byelection in his seat of Clacton-on-Sea.
That attempt to shake off the deepening scandal over his finances appeared to have backfired on Tuesday night as the Conservatives, Labour, Restore Britain and the Lib Dems all announced that they would not stand candidates in a contest described as a “media circus” and “vanity project”.
Harborne’s involvement with cryptocurrencies also makes him higher risk in banking terms, as it is harder to track the wealth of individuals who transfer sums in and out of cryptocurrencies.
In this case, the Guardian understands bankers raised a suspicious activity report (SAR) over the gift on 16 May 2024 with the NCA. An SAR is not proof of wrongdoing – rather it is an invitation for the agency to examine the transaction to decide whether there are grounds to investigate it further. It is not the same as a crime report.
By mid-May, Farage had not received the full £5m, according to sources, and transfers were still not completed by 22 May, when he publicly ruled himself out of standing for parliament.
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
PMSL. 🤣
Turning up at a pub every now and then is more punishing than being Prime Minister?
Or any other Minister?
The infantile level of debate here concerning Reform issues is quite extraordinary.
I'm just not sure that is in any way true Lucky. Look at this exchange, for example:
Do we think Reform expected this response from the other parties? Difficult to see what Farage gains from a byelection against Binface
I think they can't really do anything right at present.
This move seems to be jumping the gun. He hasn't been suspended or recalled yet.
I've heard rumblings of Farage going out of politics again to come sweeping back in again before the GE. I'm not sure how viable a strategy that is, though there's absolutely no doubt the man needs a break.
Why does he need a break? What has he been doing?
I think he's probably got the most punishing schedule in politics.
Really.
He never visits his constituency. I know this because lots of people who don’t live there and don’t know the area keep saying this is the case.
Do you live there?
I don’t offer a view whether or not he visits the constituency.
I just find it comical plenty of others who don’t seem to know his every move 😂😂😂😂
Despite his £5 million for security he is yet to hold a constituency surgery.
The only ones actually providing any facts are Reform's opponents.
In my view what is actually happening is that Farage is offering one of the most extreme forms of political hypocrisy: on the one hand he claims to be offering a real voice and proper democracy; on the other hand he structures Reform like a personal fiefdom and stinks of corruption.
I'd say the level of respect for debate about Reform on PB is just about right. My one caveat is that they are rather popular and therefore we ought to take them seriously. But then so is the World Cup, and rightly people give Infantino about the same level of respect as they do Farage.
Plenty of Farage fans on here. Plenty. More Farage fans than SKS fans to be sure
Are there? Take Taz, for example (I hope you don't mind, Taz). He'll often defend Farage and Reform in ways that add value to debate, but I'm pretty certain he's not a Reform voter. Perhaps I'm wrong. I think there are plenty on here who will seek to give Reform a hearing, but not many actual fans of Farage. Happy to be proved wrong...
Lucky, Andy, the lamented Leon…
I suppose we may differ on whether 2 1/2 counts as plenty...plus I forgot about Leon.
This was one of the stories I was expecting, forget the Parliamentary angle, the court of public opinion cannot stop this.
Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns
Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection
The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money, the Guardian can reveal.
The disclosure will put further pressure on the Reform UK leader, who is awaiting a decision by the standards commissioner over whether his failure to declare the money breached parliamentary rules.
Farage was given a deadline of 1pm on Tuesday to respond to the Guardian about this article. He gave a video address at 2pm announcing he would force a byelection in his seat of Clacton-on-Sea.
That attempt to shake off the deepening scandal over his finances appeared to have backfired on Tuesday night as the Conservatives, Labour, Restore Britain and the Lib Dems all announced that they would not stand candidates in a contest described as a “media circus” and “vanity project”.
Would that have been an automatic or manual referral? Are we just talking about it being on a spreadsheet they send to the NCA once a week, or more than that?
Meanwhile, Reform say the NCA leaked bank statements to the Guardian:
“Prince Harry wrote a sad book which boasted about his killing of 25 Taliban, his drug-taking and, in cringe-making detail, how he lost his virginity. There isn’t a laundry in the cosmos big enough to wash all the dirty linen he has aired about his own family. For him, to complain about HIS privacy being invaded takes, not just the biscuit, but the whole tin. Poor Harry. I feel sorry for the way a confused and angry young man has been drawn into this case. The bitter irony is that his mother, Diana, liked the Mail. We were her paper. We took her side in her acrimonious break up with Charles. She and I would speak and meet. The Mail’s superb royal reporter was her friend and confidante. The truth is that this trumped-up action – which has cost well over £50 million and wasted a huge amount of valuable court time – should never have been brought to trial. That it did, raises profoundly disturbing questions about the conduct of elements of the legal profession. Today’s verdict is not just a victory for Associated’s magnificent journalists – several of whom have had a terrible toll imposed on their health and lives – but a free press generally. Make no mistake. This was a conspiracy, supported by Hacked Off, to destroy a paper. Financed by the orgy-loving, racist Max Mosley and involving the actor Hugh Grant, it was also a sinister bid to resuscitate Leveson Two and impose statutory regulation on the press which, even now, is rearing its ugly head in Labour’s Media Green Paper.”
Unlike Davis though who was running on a policy position of principle, Farage is clearly hoping for a big majority to head off any recall petition related to an inquiry. The problem with the other parties not standing is he will likely win an even bigger majority and accuse the other parties of running scared
The other parties will fight the election if the Standards Commissioner's decision rules against him which will happen even if he wins this farce
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He never visits his constituency. I know this because lots of people who don’t live there and don’t know the area keep saying this is the case.
Turning up at a pub every now and then is more punishing than being Prime Minister?
Or any other Minister?
I just find it comical plenty of others who don’t seem to know his every move 😂😂😂😂
If all the other teams withdraw then USA gets it?
John Bolton
@AmbJohnBolton
My advice to NATO leaders in Ankara: your goal is to keep at least some semblance of NATO alive until January 2029.
https://x.com/AmbJohnBolton/status/2074500795534397934
Candidates for election could no longer be described as an "Independent Conservative" or "Independent Liberal" on a ballot paper, as the 1998 Act prohibits any description which could cause confusion with a registered political party. In practice, the description used is either the name of a registered party or the word "Independent"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registration_of_Political_Parties_Act_1998
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Omsk oil refinery, Russia's largest, has stopped operations following the Ukrainian drone attack, Reuters reports.
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Labour will not stand against Nigel Farage in Clacton
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The Telegraph reports George Cottrell's mother made a ***£1m*** payment to Richard Tice's company, half of which was donated to Reform
And that George Cottrell loaned £80K to Tice
We approached Fiona Cottrell about the above before our piece - she wouldn't comment
https://x.com/Gabriel_Pogrund/status/2074548460007665725
Anyone know if he's actually resigned, or does he have the chance to wuss out?
A candidate may only use one of the following descriptions:3
the word ‘Independent’ or, in Wales, ‘Independent’ and/or ‘Annibynnol’
the registered party name of a registered political party
one of the descriptions the party has registered with the Commission
https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/guidance-acting-returning-officers-administering-a-uk-parliamentary-election-great-britain/nominations/forms-nomination/use-party-names-and-party-descriptions
I'm not commenting on how well it will work.
Just think, they could have bought a half-decent campervan instead.
The public will be asked who should receive social care and how it should be paid for as part of a review into the system.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg49lq1jw6o
Either he has to declare these things or he doesn't. In either case a by-election victory doesn't indicate whether he should have declared it or not, and doesn't impact whether people might think it is a bad idea to accept massive sums of money from people whether or not it is a requirement to disclose it.
He won't lead REF at Election '27/28/29!
I find it utterly predictable and, in a few cases, responses to Farage and Reform are Pavlovian,
I havent followed the case very closely, but after Operatiom Motorman, it was well reported that Dacre told his journalist we arent doing any of this dodgy stuff even if they miss out of stories (and surprising to some they were never in the league of the Champions League level Mirror). The NOTW saw this as a great opportunity to get all the scoops via dark arts and the Mail went down the route of working with celebs to promote via fake papped type photoshoots for what became the sidebar of shame.
I wonder if Farage could reverse ferret and blame the other parties now that it may be Count Binface vs a novelty candidate?
I have no idea what his schedule is, so leaving aside any quips around surgeries or time he spends in Clacton (the people there truly probably do not care), what information is there about his schedule that is so extraordinary compared to his contemporary party leaders?
Attacking the judge though, very Trumpian, he's picking up some things from the USA.
Slowly, slowly, slowly the "duopoly" is beginning to RESTORE itself....
https://x.com/Peston/status/2074551203451564148
In my view what is actually happening is that Farage is offering one of the most extreme forms of political hypocrisy: on the one hand he claims to be offering a real voice and proper democracy; on the other hand he structures Reform like a personal fiefdom and stinks of corruption.
I'd say the level of respect for debate about Reform on PB is just about right. My one caveat is that they are rather popular and therefore we ought to take them seriously. But then so is the World Cup, and rightly people give Infantino about the same level of respect as they do Farage.
Best WC ever imo. Trump and Infantino have tried their best to shit all over it but they have failed. The football has prevailed.
Unlike Farage, I do feel sorry for him though, as I think he's completely screwed up by his odd family and losing his lovely mum at such a young age...
Hopefully he'll be OK... But probably he won't be..
If the process comes out that he didn't break any rules then sure that would be ideal for him, and blunt some attacks but not all (he's still in the pocket of very rich people), but then makes a protest by-election a weird unnecessary disturbance to the whole business. And if it does say he did wrong, screaming about the public backing before that was revealed doesn't change anything.
Farage is a "grifter" and the Greens will fight him in Clacton, says the deputy leader of the Greens Mothin Ali.
He also adds that Farage is talking about people versus the establishment but "he is the very epitome of the establishment."
https://x.com/TimesRadio/status/2074511438903660848
Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns
Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection
The £5m gift to Nigel Farage by a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers who were concerned it may have been laundered money, the Guardian can reveal.
The disclosure will put further pressure on the Reform UK leader, who is awaiting a decision by the standards commissioner over whether his failure to declare the money breached parliamentary rules.
Farage was given a deadline of 1pm on Tuesday to respond to the Guardian about this article. He gave a video address at 2pm announcing he would force a byelection in his seat of Clacton-on-Sea.
That attempt to shake off the deepening scandal over his finances appeared to have backfired on Tuesday night as the Conservatives, Labour, Restore Britain and the Lib Dems all announced that they would not stand candidates in a contest described as a “media circus” and “vanity project”.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/07/revealed-farages-5m-gift-reported-to-uk-agency-over-money-laundering-concerns
In this case, the Guardian understands bankers raised a suspicious activity report (SAR) over the gift on 16 May 2024 with the NCA. An SAR is not proof of wrongdoing – rather it is an invitation for the agency to examine the transaction to decide whether there are grounds to investigate it further. It is not the same as a crime report.
By mid-May, Farage had not received the full £5m, according to sources, and transfers were still not completed by 22 May, when he publicly ruled himself out of standing for parliament.
Meanwhile, Reform say the NCA leaked bank statements to the Guardian:
https://order-order.com/2026/07/07/richard-tice-accuses-national-crime-agency-of-leaking-bank-statements-to-the-guardian/
PB Faragists seem to be as brittle as the man himself. Bit of transference maybe. It's a known phenomenon.
Although NF is doubtless being advised by Trumpian Americans, I suspect their grasp of the nuances is insufficient, and hence this attempt to show boat their way out of trouble. The fact that no serious party is prepared to get involved in the by election also suggests a calculation that there is more to come... including another by election, quite probably, if Farage has indeed met his legal nemesis.
I have mentioned occasionally my day job involves regular contact with OFSI (Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation.)
Some notifiable events have to be done real time.
"Prince Harry attacks judge in hacking case and accuses him of ‘whitewash’"
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07/07/prince-harry-daily-mail-case-high-court-verdict-sherborne/
“Prince Harry wrote a sad book which boasted about his killing of 25 Taliban, his drug-taking and, in cringe-making detail, how he lost his virginity. There isn’t a laundry in the cosmos big enough to wash all the dirty linen he has aired about his own family. For him, to complain about HIS privacy being invaded takes, not just the biscuit, but the whole tin. Poor Harry. I feel sorry for the way a confused and angry young man has been drawn into this case. The bitter irony is that his mother, Diana, liked the Mail. We were her paper. We took her side in her acrimonious break up with Charles. She and I would speak and meet. The Mail’s superb royal reporter was her friend and confidante. The truth is that this trumped-up action – which has cost well over £50 million and wasted a huge amount of valuable court time – should never have been brought to trial. That it did, raises profoundly disturbing questions about the conduct of elements of the legal profession. Today’s verdict is not just a victory for Associated’s magnificent journalists – several of whom have had a terrible toll imposed on their health and lives – but a free press generally. Make no mistake. This was a conspiracy, supported by Hacked Off, to destroy a paper. Financed by the orgy-loving, racist Max Mosley and involving the actor Hugh Grant, it was also a sinister bid to resuscitate Leveson Two and impose statutory regulation on the press which, even now, is rearing its ugly head in Labour’s Media Green Paper.”