Farage received a £5m donation from Harborne and benefits from Cottrell, coinciding with a government crackdown on donations and potential investigation by Daniel Greenberg.

The entities involved

• Nigel Farage →

  British right-wing politician (born 1964)

  • Farage urges the use of the Royal Navy while Burnham calls for deployment and IOM measures data from France.13:37
  • Restore Britain, Andy Burnham, and others are competing for the working-class vote base following a breakaway from a Nigel Farage-led outfit.08:39
• Christopher Harborne →

  British businessman and technology investor based in Thailand

  • Guardian revealed Nigel Farage's undeclared gift from Christopher Harborne, while Farage also paid tribute to Ann Widdecombe and planned migrant returns via the Royal Navy.Thu 16:49
  • Starmer's resignation paves way for Burnham's appointment, alongside Farage's rise and an investigation into Harborne's donation.Wed 20:40
• George Cottrell →

  British former politician, financier, and convicted felon

  Nothing else this week.

Related events

• Nigel Farage received a £5 million donation from Christopher Harborne and subsequently held his seat in Essex.Jul 7
• Multiple political developments occurred, including speculation about Farage's successor, donations from Harborne, and Badenoch firing Jenrick.Jul 7
• Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo donated £36 million each to Reform UK, prompting criticism from Paul Nowak.Sep 14
• An investigation exposed that James Orr arranged secret illegal foreign funding for Reform Party polls.Sep 4