Reform UK leader says $6.7M gift from Tether shareholder not for crypto lobbying

Nigel Farage, leader of the hard-right Reform UK party, has refuted claims that an undeclared £5 million (about $6.7 million) donation from major Tether (USDT) shareholder Christopher Harborne was a payment for crypto lobbying. Farage described the funds as a purely personal gift, stating that he was not involved in politics at the time. Harborne, a prominent crypto investor, is a major Tether shareholder with an approximate 12% stake and is ranked sixth on the UK's Sunday Times Rich List. According to Decrypt, Farage told LBC Radio that the £5 million was an unconditional gift, arguing that he was free to spend the money as he pleased, whether on a Ferrari or a horse.