New Facts: Farage Claims He 'wasn't Listening' to Aides

Nigel Farage said he “frankly wasn’t listening” during a filmed discussion about foreign money for Reform UK. He said he was dropping into the meeting while canvassing in the Clacton by‑election and that he is not a compliance officer.

The undercover film shows aides entertaining a plan for a wealthy American to give £500,000 via his UK‑based son and for a fake company to pay for polling. UK parties can take money only from people on the UK voter roll or UK‑registered companies, and foreign money cannot be routed through a British resident. The donation was never made because the approach was a sting.

Farage said the two aides present had never handled fundraising and should not have been involved. He insisted the party has taken no foreign money. He also said his family are urging him to leave his job.

AI-synthesized from multiple reported sources