Farage fails to report 5 million gift!

Thank you.

He said that it was the egg thrown at him incident that provoked his deep fears 🤣. and one small firebomb. When he wasn't there.

I thought it was deadly milk shake that he needed defending from...

Anyway, plenty of politicians have had eggs thrown at them over the years. I don't recall them needing £5million gifts to enhance their security.

I give Chatgtp's response:

Egg-throwing has a long (and very British) history as a form of political protest. Quite a few UK politicians—across parties and decades—have been targeted. Here are some of the more notable examples.

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## Well-known UK politicians who’ve been egged

### Prime ministers & major party leaders

* Harold Wilson – hit in the face by an egg during the 1970 election campaign.
* John Major – egged while campaigning in 1992.
* David Cameron – egg thrown during campaigning in 2010.
* Tony Blair – had eggs thrown at him during a book tour event.
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### Labour politicians

* John Prescott – famously egged in 2001 and responded by punching the attacker (“the Prescott punch”).
* Ed Miliband – egged multiple times (2012–2013), including a market walkabout in London.
* Jeremy Corbyn – had an egg thrown at him during a visit in 2019.
* George Galloway – egged after a by-election win in 2012.
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### Conservative & other politicians

* Ruth Kelly – hit by an egg outside court in 2006
* Sayeeda Warsi – targeted with eggs in 2009.
* Nick Griffin – egged during protests in Westminster.
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### UKIP / Brexit figures

* Nigel Farage – egged multiple times (e.g. 2014; also near-miss in 2017).

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### Others and recent cases

* Michael Heseltine – pelted with eggs and other food during protests.
* King Charles III – eggs thrown during a public visit (not hit).

Oreo

His constituents may welcome a by-election but I will be surprised if that happens.

If 10% of his constituents (and it is up to them) sign a recall petition within 6 weeks of a 10 week suspension then a bye election will be triggered.

I'm sure that there will be other party activists in the constituency who would be more than willing to organise it to get the 7,825 signatures needed. After all, 24,625 people voted for other parties in 2024. A third of them would do...

I wonder if Farage will canvass in Clacton for local elections- probably/possibly not? If so, I would love to be a fly on the wall where the residents ask him questions about this mess he's got himself into....

I expect nothing better from this vile grifter. He is without a moral bone in his body. Denigrates other politicians for minor interactions, compared to this, but refuses to properly address such things as who paid on cash for the Clacton constituency house and what is expected for this £5 million 'gift'. There's no such thing as a free lunch! The media pander to him, as does Question Time. There is no hope for open speech in the UK and expecting our politicians to be decent, honest and moral.

MaizieD

Oreo

His constituents may welcome a by-election but I will be surprised if that happens.

If 10% of his constituents (and it is up to them) sign a recall petition within 6 weeks of a 10 week suspension then a bye election will be triggered.

I'm sure that there will be other party activists in the constituency who would be more than willing to organise it to get the 7,825 signatures needed. After all, 24,625 people voted for other parties in 2024. A third of them would do...

It depends how strong his support is in Clacton, I wouldn’t have thought, even if a by-election was triggered that the result would be much different.

Sadly Grandmotherto8 there is such a thing as a free lunch amongst many other freebies and I think all politicians make the most of it.

The Electoral Commission will rule by 12th May on whether there is going to be a formal investigation, in response to the submission by the Tories on Wednesday.

Pity it isn't going to happen before the upcoming elections.

Reform supporters state it was given for security purposes. I'm not a Reform supporter but I wonder why anybody needs £5m worth of security - I'm sure the king does not even get that much security

kjmpde

Reform supporters state it was given for security purposes. I'm not a Reform supporter but I wonder why anybody needs £5m worth of security - I'm sure the king does not even get that much security

You jest?

AGAA4

Can't say I'm shocked or even surprised by this. Shows how little regard I have for Farage.

I too am not at all surprised, he and his cronies like to think rules don’t apply to them at all.

Grandmotherto8

I expect nothing better from this vile grifter. He is without a moral bone in his body. Denigrates other politicians for minor interactions, compared to this, but refuses to properly address such things as who paid on cash for the Clacton constituency house and what is expected for this £5 million 'gift'. There's no such thing as a free lunch! The media pander to him, as does Question Time. There is no hope for open speech in the UK and expecting our politicians to be decent, honest and moral.

“His” house in Clacton is solely owned and in the name of his gf, whether this is some ruse to cheat some other system who knows, but he stated just the other day he spends approx 50% of his time there.

I don’t believe this for one minute.

Sounds like someone from the US we all know Cossy.

lemonjam

In terms of surgeries, Farage has run precisely none! He refuses too due to security 🤣🤣🤣 🙈🙈

You couldn’t make it up!

Both of David Amess’s successors ran/run surgeries, as does Jo Cox’s sister, Kim Leadbetter, if they can, he can!

For Ronib, trying to defend Farrago . . .sure, he can get a donation for his security. BUT . . .nothing would have prevented them declaring that donation, would it?

Oh, and as for the supposed "firebomb" -- kind of strange that never made the national news?

I go along with Nigel. I also wouldn't have bothered to declare anything so cheap. He and I are of the same ilk and only deal with serious money. You lot with your tens of thousands, pocket money to Nigel and me, are not in our league.

Charleygirl5

I go along with Nigel. I also wouldn't have bothered to declare anything so cheap. He and I are of the same ilk and only deal with serious money. You lot with your tens of thousands, pocket money to Nigel and me, are not in our league.

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Cossy 14.49 - exactly!

Farage gets full state funded security, as do all MPs for his constituency surgery work, for when he attends parliament (he's hardly ever there either!) and has a named security person and a risk assessment to cover his MP and Reform leader role/work outside the Westminster estate in addition. The Reform Chair, Yousef also publicly confirmed in October 2025 that Reform party funds are being used "shore up" Farage's level of security further still.

But we all know Farage has many money making business interests outside his MP and Reform Leader roles. He probably/possibly spends a greater amount of his time of these interests. Such interests include:
1) Being a presenter for GB News- earnings over £1 million a year
2) Making Cameo videos
3) Direct Bullion- Farage acts as an ambassador for this gold bullion firm that pays him over £100,000
4) Media and writing- he writes for the Daily Telegraph for over £4,000 a month and they obligingly print his spin articles when needed. Farage also gets income from social media platforms such as X and Meta.
5) Speaking engagements - Farage is a high paid speaker on the international circuit
6) Investment properties- he has a portfolio- 2 investment properties bought without a mortgage, managed through his company.
7) His corporate entities. Farage is director of Thorn in the Side Ltd, Farage Media Ltd and the Reform Party Ltd company

His MP salary is PAYE. All his other income Farage directs into his corporate entities and then draws down dividends to significantly reduce and limit his tax payments (this has also also caused much media scrutiny and censure.

) Thus Frage is self employed for all his income outside his MP pay which is in the £millions each year. You would think that Farage, should be safe enough (or as safe as any other MP and party leader) protected by his state funded security, topped up with additional Reform Party funded security for his MP and Reform work. He does not need to pay a penny towards that.

If Farage feels he needs additional security for his GB news, Gold Bullion work etc (REALLY!?) - he could either negotiate with GB News et al to make sure they keep him safe whilst working for them or pay for additional security from his Thorn in the Side company. Any such payments would be tax deductible- if receipts are provided in his annual tax return. Job done! I for one do not believe Farage has spent any of that £5million personally on any security cover since he received it in May/June 2014. if I am wrong and to prove his case, Farage could publish his receipts spent on personal security from the £5million!

Charleygirl5

I go along with Nigel. I also wouldn't have bothered to declare anything so cheap. He and I are of the same ilk and only deal with serious money. You lot with your tens of thousands, pocket money to Nigel and me, are not in our league.

😂

Well, I was hoping to join you and take a step on to the wealth ladder this morning with a much anticipated win (1st May, folks!) but no such luck.

Although £1 million is nothing these days, apparently.

Adding to the above, with his links with Bannon, Thiel, Millar, Trump, Project 2025 and The Heritage Foundation, I can't understand why anyone would think that he and his millionaire associates would ever care about ordinary people.

Their aim is to gain money and power to create a world they want and not what is good for the UK as a whole.

Look at the USA and see what is happening there. If anyone thinks that is the answer, they are asking the wrong question.

This money was a gift from a friend for his security. It was not cash, but money to pay a security company. He was not a member of parliament at the time he , was an MEP.

There is nobody on here questioning members of the Labour Party who have security

Fake news, they will do anything to make him look bad, like Donald

The Electoral Commission will decide whether he has been inappropriately referred jakuss, not you, or any of us. He has already said that he did receive the donation, so that is irrefutable.

His stories about this simply don’t add up.

He was given the £5 million, supposedly for security, before the alleged fire bomb incident even happened🤔

If he is spending the £5 million on security, why is he still claiming he can’t hold constituency surgeries because of *security concerns*🤔?????

Bottom line … if there was nothing ‘dodgy’ going on - why didn’t he declare the £5 million?