Nigel Farage is to make a statement on his "future in public life”.
The Reform UK leader is coming under pressure over financial support given to him by a convicted fraudster, and a £5 million gift from a donor.
Over the weekend, the Sunday Times reported that long-term ally George Cottrell had provided funding for security and staffing in the year before he was elected.
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Labour has asked the Electoral Commission to investigate whether the support should have been declared because Mr Farage was a prominent figure in Reform even before he returned to frontline politics.
The party also questioned whether Montenegro-based Mr Cottrell was a permissible donor, claiming it was not clear whether he was on a UK electoral register at the time.
Mr Farage, who is already facing a parliamentary investigation over a £5m gift he received from Reform donor Christopher Harborne before he became an MP, said in a post on X: “I will make a statement on my future in public life at 2pm.”
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