Within one month, the mystery of who funds Nigel Farage’s jet-set lifestyle could finally be revealed.
In an interview last week with Matt Frei for Channel 4 News, Farage admitted that he had flown by private plane to Strasbourg to attend a meeting of the European parliament at his own expense, but declined to say how much it had set him back. In a subsequent Tweet, he said that since the broadcast a businessman – whom he chose not to identify – had come forward to pay for the flight.
A return private flight to Strasbourg would normally cost around £10,000, which puts it well above the threshold that would require it to be declared to both the European parliament and the Electoral Commission.
“Keep a close eye on this one as it will explain a great deal if he complies with the rules,” a disaffected former associate of Farage gets in touch to tell me. “The European parliament is quite clear that a donation of this magnitude to any member has to be declared within one month. It’s also well aware of this interview with Frei.”
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