Will Farage's finances lead to his downfall?

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Nigel Farage has drawn increasing political and public scrutiny for a £5 million personal gift from cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne in 2024. Farage says it’s for his security and nobody else’s business, but has he made a political misstep which risks his future aspirations to be PM? And do extra revelations about his property portfolio and his lucrative role with a gold bullion company add extra pressure?


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Guest: Sebastian Payne, columnist, The Times

Host: Manveen Rana

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Read more: Nigel Farage’s £5 million is a burden for Reform

Further listening: Inside Farage’s political earthquake 

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