8 resultsfor “Electoral Commission investigation Farage”
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 an investigation. The party has also written
investigate an undisclosed £5m donation received by [Nigel Farage](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/nigel-farage) before he announced his candidacy at the last general election. The move comes after [the Guardian revealed](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/29/revealed-nigel-farage-was-given-undisclosed-5m-by-crypto-billionaire-in-2024) this week that
Electoral Commission said it was considering the information but had not opened a formal investigation. A Restore Britain spokesperson said the party had "already refunded every single penny received from this organisation, going above
investigations and cannot comment further at this stage.” A spokesperson for Jenrick said he and his campaign team had complied with all electoral laws. He said he had no knowledge of whether Mr Klopfenstein
investigated by the Guardian newspaper](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/29/revealed-nigel-farage-was-given-undisclosed-5m-by-crypto-billionaire-in-2024), was given to him in early 2024 ahead of the general election that year, and it does not appear on his register of interests. Reform UK sources
Farage arrives on the side of a JCB digger during Reform UK’s local and mayoral election campaign launch in Birmingham. Photograph: Jack Taylor/Alamy However, favourable mentions of the machine appear most concentrated among Reform
investigations website DeSmog](https://www.desmog.com/) shows Farage has registered more than £2m in financial interests since July 2024, when he was elected as the MP for Clacton. The figures come amid growing scrutiny
investigated by the parliamentary standards commissioner. But the manner in which it came out is insightful too. The Guardian has been researching Reform and its finances for months. The party is ahead in the polls