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Harborne’s gift to Farage 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 say Farage received the money before he intended to stand for Parliament. Facing his first questions on camera about the money, Mr Farage told broadcasters the £5 million gift had been given to him “for one purpose”.

He said: “I’ve been the most attacked, physically, politician of modern times. And yet despite repeated requests to the Home Office, the police, for protection and help, I’ve been denied at every twist and turn.

“This money is the only way I can look after myself, and protect myself for the rest of my life.”

The House of Commons code of conduct states that new MPs “must register all their current financial interests, and any registrable benefits (other than earnings) received in the 12 months before their election within one month of their election”.

The rules say “purely personal gifts or benefits” from family or commercial loans would not normally have to be registered. The rules also say “both the possible motive of the giver and the use to which the gift is to be put should be considered”, adding “if there is any doubt, the benefit should be registered”.

The Conservatives have also raised concerns with the Electoral Commission, which said it was considering the information.

Mr Harborne bolstered Reform’s war chest with a £9 million donation last August – the biggest single donation in history to a political party from a living person – and he has given millions more since and previously.

Mr Farage disclosed he had received a separate £5 million personal gift as he spoke of an attack on his house.

A lit incendiary device was shoved through his letterbox in early 2025 in an “outright arson attempt” when he was not in, he told The Telegraph.