Nigel Farage cries ‘witch-hunt’ – but this may be Reform’s Partygate moment

According to The Guardian, Nigel Farage is once again fending off scrutiny of his personal finances, and this time he's calling it a witch-hunt. The Reform UK leader insists he's the target of an establishment plot to keep him out of Downing Street. The questions center on support for his lifestyle from George Cottrell, a convicted criminal — coming just months after The Guardian revealed Farage had accepted a five million pound personal gift from cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne. The paper frames the mounting pressure as a possible Partygate moment for Reform, undercutting Farage's claim to be a politician in tune with ordinary voters.

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