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TheBadPlace
@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online · May 22, 2026
Byline Times | Nigel Farage Took £50,000 from Crypto Firms Then Said He Was ‘Not Aware’ of the Industry Funding His Party by Iain Overton AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, was paid £30,000 by Blockworks Inc and £20,000 by Zebu Group Limited for speaking engagements at their cryptocurrency conferences in October 2025, yet told Reuters he was “not aware” of any crypto firms funding his party. The payments, recorded in the parliamentary Register of Members’ Financial Interests, coincided with a series of public statements by Farage championing looser regulation of crypto assets, including stablecoins, and urging Britain not to fall behind globally. Subsequent investigations revealed further financial ties: a £3 million donation from crypto investor Christopher Harborne and a £9 million gift to Reform UK, raising questions about undisclosed influence and possible breaches of the MPs’ code. The Byline Times highlighted the timing and alignment of Farage’s advocacy with his paid engagements, prompting scrutiny by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards over transparency and potential conflicts of interest. Read more: https://bylinetimes.com/2026/05/22/nigel-farage-took-50000-from-crypto-firms-then-said-he-was-not-aware-of-the-industry-funding-his-party/ #NigelFarage #ReformUK #ChristopherHarborne #ParliamentaryCommissioner #ukpolitics #LizDavid_Barrett
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TheBadPlace
@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online · May 10, 2026
The Guardian | Farage trying to avoid scrutiny over £5m gift from crypto billionaire, Labour says by Jessica Murray AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Nigel Farage accepted a £5 million personal gift from cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne shortly before announcing his candidacy for MP in the June 2024 general election, prompting Labour to accuse him of evading scrutiny and failing to declare the donation; Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice defended the gift as a lawful, personal contribution aimed at Farage’s safety, insisting voters were aware of it and that the party had complied with all rules, while Labour chair Anna Turley warned that the timing and the donor’s subsequent £9 million pledge to Reform raise serious questions about potential influence and breaches of the MPs’ code of conduct; the Electoral Commission is expected to decide whether to launch an investigation into possible electoral law violations, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called for greater parliamentary and public scrutiny of Farage’s finances. Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/10/farage-trying-to-avoid-scrutiny-over-5m-gift-from-crypto-billionaire-labour-says #NigelFarage #ChristopherHarborne #ReformUK #Labour #Britishpolitics #RichardTice #AnnaTurley #KeirStarmer #LauraKuenssberg
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@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us · May 10, 2026
Before we take at face value much of the commentary this weekend on the continuing political ascendance of the Facist Frog & ReformUK Ltd, its worth just putting their vote in the local elections in some context. As many have noted even with their success ReformUK Ltd still on control a very small proportion of *all* local councils, but its also worth noting than less than 10% of eligible voters cast a vote from the Frog & his associates. #politics #ReformUK h/t Dan Södergren/LinkenIn
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TJ1001
@TJ1001@mastodonapp.uk · May 08, 2026
Literally the only time I have ever seen her laugh. These people are utter scum… I hope there is a hell for them to spend eternity…. #ukpolitics #bbc #news #EU #Labour #keirstarmer #Starmer #labourparty #RejoinEU #ReformUK #farage #nigelfarage #immigration #farageisalyingsackshit #ReformAreUseless #farageisaracist #farageisatraitor #TaxTheRich #trump #DonaldTrump #MAGA #uspol #uspolitics #TrumpIsAPedo #epsteinfiles #epsteinfury #TaxTheRich
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TJ1001
@TJ1001@mastodonapp.uk · May 07, 2026
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TJ1001
@TJ1001@mastodonapp.uk · May 06, 2026
Shawn gets it…. And now you know why the rich are pushing A.I. so much, when the working class finally wake up and demand a living wage, reasonable rents - they’ll unleash the robots on us…. #ukpolitics #bbc #news #EU #Labour #keirstarmer #Starmer #labourparty #RejoinEU #ReformUK #farage #nigelfarage #immigration #farageisalyingsackshit #ReformAreUseless #farageisaracist #farageisatraitor #TaxTheRich #trump #DonaldTrump #MAGA #uspol #uspolitics #TrumpIsAPedo #epsteinfiles #epsteinfury
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PoliticalCartoon
@PoliticalCartoon@mastodonapp.uk · May 06, 2026
Christian Adams @Adamstoon1 on #LocalElections #GreenParty #ReformUK #LibDems #Tories #Labour @Telegraph – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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TJ1001
@TJ1001@mastodonapp.uk · May 06, 2026
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wood5y
@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk · May 06, 2026
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kentishfran
@kentishfran@mastodonapp.uk · May 05, 2026
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wood5y
@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk · May 05, 2026
"It was quite an eye-opener peering into the misinformation that surrounds these bubbles, with Reformers fuming over a Sikh kebab owner arrested for refusing to sell Halal meat (he wasn’t), championing the Japanese government for banning Islam (they didn’t), and seething over bizarre AI-generated images of a taxpayer-funded water park in Croydon (there isn’t one)." #ReformUK #UK_politics #Elections2026 https://bylinetimes.com/2026/05/01/i-set-up-a-fake-far-right-news-channel-to-interview-reform-uk-candidates-and-this-is-what-they-told-me/
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PoliticalCartoon
@PoliticalCartoon@mastodonapp.uk · May 04, 2026
Ella Baron @EBaronCartoons on #MetGala #LocalElections #ZackPolanski #GreenParty #NigelFarage #ReformUK #KeirStarmer #Labour @thetimes – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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TJ1001
@TJ1001@mastodonapp.uk · May 04, 2026
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marijeangordon
@marijeangordon@mastodonapp.uk · May 04, 2026
More facts with which to confront the current spate of anti-state benefits propaganda and misinformation. (Apols I don't know who to credit for the graphic, if you know pls say.) #Senedd2026 #elections #ReformUK #TaxTheRich
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PoliticalCartoon
@PoliticalCartoon@mastodonapp.uk · May 04, 2026
Ben Jennings @BJennings90 on #ReformUK and this week’s #LocalElections #NIgelFarage @Guardian – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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kentishfran
@kentishfran@mastodonapp.uk · May 04, 2026
Remember Brexit? Don't make the same mistake again. Vote AGAINST ReformUK #ReformUK #LocalElection
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