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Nigel Farage said he was the victim of a “hit job” amid a new funding row.

The Reform UK leader denied wrongdoing following reports that he received financial benefits from a convicted criminal.

He insisted he had “followed the rules” as a newspaper reported his long-time aide George Cottrell had paid for staffing, security and housing for Mr Farage in the year before he was an MP, which he did not declare.

The Clacton MP told the Express the claims in The Sunday Times were an “establishment hit job”.

He added: “I have done no wrongdoing, followed the rules and I am now considering legal action against The Sunday Times. It’s now clear the establishment will stop at nothing to hurt Reform – we want to smash their cosy consensus.”