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Nigel Farage and the five million pound gift: what's wrong with that?

Season 1, Ep. 403

It was recently revealed by The Guardian that before he stood to be an MP in 2024, Nigel Farage received a £5 million gift from billionaire Christopher Harborne. But is there anything wrong with that?

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