Report to National Crime Agency of £5m Farage gift is ‘deeply serious’
Labour party chair says Reform UK leader must cooperate with authorities instead of trying to distract public with byelection
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A £5 million gift to Nigel Farage from a cryptocurrency billionaire was reported to the National Crime Agency by bankers concerned it may have been laundered money, prompting Labour's chair to call the allegation "astonishing and deeply serious." Farage has resigned his seat to force a byelection, which other parties are boycotting, while Labour urges him to cooperate with authorities rather than trying to distract the public.