Britain’s most establishment politician has once again whinged about the “establishment,” as Nigel Farage suggested the parliamentary standards commissioner will find against him over his undisclosed £5m gift.
Parliament’s standards commissioner Daniel Greenberg continues to carry out an investigation into Farage over whether he should have declared the money from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne when the Reform UK leader became an MP in July 2024.
During an appearance on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Farage seemed to question Greenberg’s impartiality, as he referred to the commissioner as the “establishment.”
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When he was asked by Kuenssberg if he expected Greenberg to conclude he had breached parliamentary rules, Farage replied: “Do I think the establishment would find against me, the leader of an insurgent party? What a question to ask.”
In September, Farage was interviewed by Greenberg for around 30 minutes as part of his investigation, ITV News reports.
Under Commons rules, new MPs are required to register any gifts worth more than £300 they received in the previous 12 months, except where it “could not be reasonably thought by others” to relate to their political activities.
The parliamentary standards committee is made up of four Labour MPs, two Tory MPs and one Liberal Democrat MP, as well as seven members of the public. As commissioner, Greenberg is required to uphold impartiality in investigations.
Farage has said the money from Harborne, which he received in April 2024, was so that he could pay for security for the rest of his life. He also described the money as a “reward” for his Brexit campaigning.
The Clacton MP denies any wrongdoing.
Speaking to Kuenssberg, Farage said it was “a farce” that he couldn’t speak freely about the confidential investigation.
Farage said: “Under the rules of Parliament, if I even answer your question, I will receive a letter of rebuke from the Standards Commissioner. This is the farce of it: You can say what you like, people can write what they like, I’m not allowed to respond.”
He added: “But to hell with it: Yes, I have been interviewed about it, and you know what?”
“If Ann Widdecombe’s murder at the age of 78 doesn’t justify me being able to pay for my security to whatever level is needed for the rest of my life then I don’t know what is.”