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Christopher Harborne shortly before announcing he would stand in the 2024 British general election, the Guardian can reveal. Farage had already stated he did not intend to stand as a prospective MP but U-turned
Christopher Harborne, the crypto billionaire who [controversially gifted Nigel Farage £5m](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/29/revealed-nigel-farage-was-given-undisclosed-5m-by-crypto-billionaire-in-2024), has been named in the list of the UK’s wealthiest people for the first time. Other first-timers
Christopher Harborne. Harborne's payment, which Reform UK say was a personal gift to be used for Farage's security, is now the subject on an inquiry by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner. But Reform
Christopher Harborne. Photograph: George Cracknell Wright/LNP The Electoral Commission [said last week](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/01/election-watchdog-investigation-nigel-farage-undisclosed-donation) that it was considering whether to investigate the undisclosed £5m gift after the Conservatives urged the watchdog to initiate
Christopher Harborne](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/29/revealed-nigel-farage-was-given-undisclosed-5m-by-crypto-billionaire-in-2024) prior to the 2024 general election, potentially in violation of parliamentary rules. Farage has said he had no need to declare the money as it was “an unconditional, non-political
Christopher Harborne](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/15/christopher-harborne-crypto-billionaire-nigel-farage-gift-uk-rich-list), as revealed by the Guardian. He claims that the gift was made to fund his security. But Farage [bought his house in Surrey on 10 May 2024, only weeks after
Christopher Harborne. The revelation comes after parliament’s standards watchdog confirmed separately that the Reform UK leader [was facing a formal investigation](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/13/nigel-farage-inquiry-gift-crypto-billionaire-reform-uk-christopher-harborne) over the gift from the Thai-based businessman. Asked about
Christopher Harborne was given to him on a "completely unconditional basis". Farage has previously [said he was under "no obligation" to declare the gift](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0l26g01703o) because he received it before he was elected
Christopher Harborne](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/25/christopher-harborne-mystery-billionaire-bankrolling-reform-uk-nigel-farage) on Sunday, the party’s deputy leader, Richard Tice, sought to present it as an irrelevance to voters and said it had complied with all the rules. When questioned about