- Christopher Harborne provided Nigel Farage with a £5m gift, raising questions regarding parliamentary declarations.
- Nigel Farage's operation received funding from George Cottrell, while Harborne's gifts were linked to lobbying efforts, raising declaration concerns.
- Farage received a £5m donation from Harborne and benefits from Cottrell, coinciding with a government crackdown on donations and potential investigation by Daniel Greenberg.
- Nigel Farage accepted staffing and housing from George Cottrell, while Christopher Harborne made an undisclosed £5 million gift, leading to an investigation into parliamentary rule breaches.
A donation involving Christopher Harborne and George Cottrell was linked to a transparency guidelines breach.
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What happened
A donation involving Christopher Harborne and George Cottrell was linked to a transparency guidelines breach.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Harborne made an undeclared £5m personal donation and supplied covert finance/support.1 source
- The Crown Prosecution Service sought advice regarding donations made by George Cottrell.Sub-event
The donation made by Harborne was found to violate transparency guidelines.1 source
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Nigel Farage accepted staffing and housing from George Cottrell, while Christopher Harborne made an undisclosed £5 million gift, leading to an investigation into parliamentary rule breaches.Also in this story
- Farage faces investigations into donations from Cottrell and Harborne, highlighted by Channel 4 undercover filming of donation schemes.
- A donation network involving George Cottrell and Christopher Harborne is under scrutiny, with Fiona receiving over $2m from a billionaire donor.
The entities involved
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Christopher Harborne
Canadian political candidate from Nova Scotia
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George Cottrell
British former politician, financier, and convicted felon
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