Nigel Farage received financial support from a former official and hired a firm to investigate a journalist's work.
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Updated Aug 8
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What happened
Nigel Farage received financial support from a former official and hired a firm to investigate a journalist's work.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Nigel Farage
British right-wing politician (born 1964)
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George Cottrell
British former politician, financier, and convicted felon
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