Robert Jenrick says questions about £5m donation to Farage are legitimate

The Guardian Politics Thursday 25 June 2026, 18:01 UTC By Rowena Mason and Phillip Inman 1 min read

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Reform MP appears to contradict party leader’s claim money from crypto billionaire is ‘none of your business’Robert Jenrick has said it is “legitimate” for the media to ask questions about Nigel Farage’s £5m personal donation from a cryptocurrency billionaire, just days after the Reform UK leader told an interviewer it was “none of your business”. Jenrick, who is Reform’s shadow chancellor, said voters on the doorstep were not asking about the money given to Farage by the Thailand-based...

Reform MP appears to contradict party leader’s claim money from crypto billionaire is ‘none of your business’

Robert Jenrick has said it is “legitimate” for the media to ask questions about Nigel Farage’s £5m personal donation from a cryptocurrency billionaire, just days after the Reform UK leader told an interviewer it was “none of your business”.

Jenrick, who is Reform’s shadow chancellor, said voters on the doorstep were not asking about the money given to Farage by the Thailand-based British crypto investor Christopher Harborne.

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Robert Jenrick says questions about £5m donation to Farage are legitimate

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