Exclusive: Sources reveal party is covering costs – raising new questions about leader’s explanation for billionaire’s gift

Nigel Farage’s personal security has been paid for out of Reform UK’s central funds despite his claim that these expenses would be covered by an undisclosed gift of £5m from a billionaire donor, sources have told the Guardian.

The Reform leader has had the central party pay for a team and two cars ever since a reduction in the security provided by the taxpayer after a review in 2025.