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The Guardian Politics Tuesday 23 June 2026, 09:27 UTC By Andrew Sparrow 1 min read
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Former Starmer loyalist Nick Thomas-Symonds suggests battle would not be in ‘best interests of the country’, as Al Carns and Darren Jones decline to rule out bidsNigel Farage, the Reform UK, has claimed that “no one cares” about the undisclosed £5m donation he recieved from Christopher Harborne, a cryptocurrency billionaire, shortly before he was elected as an MP in 2024.Asked about the donation in an interview on BBC Breakfast this morning, Farage said: “No one cares, apart from the media,...

Former Starmer loyalist Nick Thomas-Symonds suggests battle would not be in ‘best interests of the country’, as Al Carns and Darren Jones decline to rule out bids

Nigel Farage, the Reform UK, has claimed that “no one cares” about the undisclosed £5m donation he recieved from Christopher Harborne, a cryptocurrency billionaire, shortly before he was elected as an MP in 2024.

Asked about the donation in an interview on BBC Breakfast this morning, Farage said: “No one cares, apart from the media, no one cares.”

I’m absolutely convinced I’ve done nothing wrong in any way at all. I also know that since I was elected as an MP, I’ve taken zero in personal expenses. I’m very careful and very cautious about these things.

Would you be happy if the next prime minister of this country secretly banked to £5m cheque from a billionaire whose business interests he was promoting?

I believe [the donation] to be a wholly private matter. The standards commissioner may take a different view.

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