On Sunday 5 July, the Times published a brand new exposé on Nigel Farage. In it, they reported that Farage accepted various benefits from the criminal aristocrat George Cottrell. Now, the weasel Robert Jenrick has confirmed the key points of the story:
BREAKING: Robert Jenrick confirms every core fact in our story to @bbclaurak. He acknowledges that Nigel Farage:
– had staff paid for by George Cottrell
– had security paid for by George Cottrell
– stayed at the home of George Cottrell https://t.co/weZMc39mX0
— Gabriel Pogrund (@Gabriel_Pogrund) July 5, 2026
Farage — Dropped in it
The Times’ Gabriel Pogrund announced the Farage exposé as follows:
EXCLUSIVE
Nigel Farage failed to declare that a criminal and crypto gambler paid for his staff, security, drivers, social media output in year before election
Reform leader has also received free accommodation in Westminster from George Cottrell as MPhttps://t.co/fSKszEDnV1
— Gabriel Pogrund (@Gabriel_Pogrund) July 4, 2026
As noted, the big issue for Farage isn’t that he accepted financial support from Cottrell; it’s that he failed to declare it when he became an MP. We now know this will probably lead to a Parliamentary Standards investigation, because Liberal Democrat Josh Babarinde MP has reported him:
NEW: Nigel Farage has been referred to the Parliamentary Standards Commission after allegedly failing to declare funding from convicted criminal George Cottrell pic.twitter.com/8qW1cxQooM
— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) July 5, 2026
Should this not go Farage’s way, the Reform leader could find himself fighting a by-election to hold on to his Clacton seat.
Fun and games.
You have to imagine Reform UK hoped Robert Jenrick would distract from all this on the Sunday interviews. Instead, he confirmed the key points that the Times unveiled.
Did Cottrell let Farage stay at his Georgian townhouse near Buckingham Palace?
Yes
Did Cottrell pay for Farages staff?
Yes
Did Cottrell pay for Farages security?
Yes
But Jenrick says no rules have been broken. That was Starmers excuse for all the bungs & bribes he took too! pic.twitter.com/rePJuy4JVg
— Saul Staniforth (@SaulStaniforth) July 5, 2026
He confirmed it on GB News too:
'So he funded him in the 12 months before'
Camilla Tominey grills Robert Jenrick on Nigel Farage's relationship to convicted fraudster George Cottrell. pic.twitter.com/EOcg2TU3YI
— GB News (@GBNEWS) July 5, 2026
Jenrick claimed Farage didn’t have to declare anything because he wasn’t an MP yet. The problem, as anyone can see, is that the things Cottrell funded clearly seem to have contributed towards Farage becoming an MP. And if that’s found to be the case, they should have been declared.
According to whistleblower Mr Ethical, Jenrick also lied:
And lied https://t.co/dT7N1c8tyV
— Mr Ethical
(@nw_nicholas) July 5, 2026
When asked if Farage is a “liability”, Jenrick talked about him being in America for the past few days, as if that’s supposed to benefit anyone in the UK:
'Don't be silly, Trevor.'
@RobertJenrick clashes with @TrevorPTweets when asked if Nigel Farage 'is a liability' to Reform UK, as Farage is under investigation for breaching parliamentary rules, after reportedly failing to declare benefits from an ally, which he denies. pic.twitter.com/ulCMS0DH1L— Sky News (@SkyNews) July 5, 2026
As Trevor Phillips said:
To remind you, he’s a British MP!
Nothing to see here!
In a further sign of how panicked Reform UK is, its top politicians are clumsily trying to deflect from the scandal:
The real scandal – Labour corruption
Why are S Times not investigating this? https://t.co/OY8ml3F95G
— Richard Tice MP
(@TiceRichard) July 5, 2026
And Jenrick literally used the phrase “nothing to see here” unironically:
@RobertJenrick speaks to @TrevorPTweets about Nigel Farage allegedly being in breach of parliamentary rules, after The Sunday Times claimed that he failed to declare receiving benefits from a convicted criminal. pic.twitter.com/F6XDjm2PTa— Sky News (@SkyNews) July 5, 2026
Farage has wriggled out of many situations, but the walls do seem to be closing in now.
If we were him, we’d consider not coming back from America, honestly.
Featured image via the Canary
By Willem Moore
