Senior aides to U.K.'s Nigel Farage step down in scandal over undercover report
Two senior aides to Nigel Farage, the firebrand leader of the U.K.'s populist Reform party, have stepped down in the wake of an investigative news report.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: NBC News · Sep 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
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Senior aides to U.K.'s Nigel Farage step down in scandal over undercover report(opens original report in a new tab)NBC NewsTier B
Senior aides to British Trump ally Nigel Farage step down after foreign funding sting(opens original report in a new tab)Britain’s populist Reform UK said two senior aides to leader Nigel Farage stepped down on Friday after an undercover investigation alleged the party had broken electoral law by arranging for a foreign donor to pay for… — NBC News
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