英国改革党领导人奈杰尔·法拉奇因接受加密货币亿万富翁克里斯托弗·哈博恩捐赠的500万英镑而陷入争议。1法拉奇在5月14日对《太阳报》表示，这笔款项"是作为我27年脱欧活动的奖励而给予的"。1然而，卧底录像显示其亲密顾问丹·朱克斯指出该说法"不是新闻办公室的路线"，暗示法拉奇的表述是意外失言。1
朱克斯还表示"这有点与我们的尼奇有关，不是吗，没人投票让他成为教宗"，暗示从政获利"已定价"。1哈博恩此前曾声称这笔礼物是"支持尼杰尔的安保，不仅是现在，而是他的余生"。1但法拉奇拒绝透露500万英镑中有多少用于安保，称可以"用来买法拉利"。1
根据金融业消息源，部分款项直到5月底才被收到，仅在法拉奇6月3日宣布参选议员前。1此前法拉奇曾告诉改革党高管，若在2024年大选中参选议员，他需要"每年100万英镑"来弥补失去的收入。1目前议会监察机构正对此事进行调查，以确定该笔款项是否应按议会规则申报。1
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage faced renewed scrutiny over a £5 million donation from cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Houben after undercover footage revealed inconsistencies in his public accounts of the money's purpose.1 Farage told The Sun on May 14 that the donation was "given to me unconditionally, completely unconditionally," but then recharacterized it as a reward for his 27 years of Brexit activism.1 However, in covert recordings, Farage's close adviser Dan Jukes suggested the politician had deviated from the official line, referring to the £5 million as a political reward rather than support for security purposes, saying "that's not the press office line."1
Houben had previously stated the gift was intended to support Farage's security "not just now, but for the rest of his life."1 Yet Farage refused to clarify how much of the £5 million was allocated to security, joking that it could be used "to buy a Ferrari."1 Jukes further implied the payment represented a quid pro quo arrangement, remarking that backing Farage politically had "been priced" and suggesting "nobody voted for him to be pope."1 According to financial sources, portions of the £5 million were not received until late May, just ahead of Farage's June 3 announcement of his candidacy in the 2024 general election.1 Earlier, Farage had told Reform UK executives he would need £1 million annually to compensate for lost income if he stood as a parliamentary candidate.1 Parliamentary authorities are investigating whether the donation should have been declared under parliamentary rules.1
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