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Reform UK ignored Victoria Derbyshire’s invitation to discuss Nigel Farage’s undeclared £5 million gift from a billionaire, and we’re shocked – shocked, we tell you!

Oonagh Keating. Updated May 6th, 2026

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The media has paid less attention to a crypto billionaire secretly giving Nigel Farage £5 million just before he changed his mind about standing for parliament than it did to Keir Starmer having three pairs of glasses paid for by a Labour peer.

On Tuesday, Farage repeated his insistence that the money was for his personal use, and was therefore exempt from the requirement to declare all gifts and donations from the 12 months prior to election.

Despite his best efforts, which include bawk-bawk-bawking out of an interview with Laura Kuenssberg, the story isn’t going away as smoothly as the questions around who really bought the house in Clacton.

Newsnight’s Victoria Derbyshire explained the issues, and why the timeline of the donation should give people pause for thought.

Not a single person was suprised by Reform’s radio silence, but it made a refreshing change to have seen a mainstream journalist give it some proper scrutiny.

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