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Laila Cunningham fails to defend Farage’s £5m gift

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Laila Cunningham fails to defend Farage’s £5m gift

On 16 August, Laila Cunningham tried and failed to defend Nigel Farage’s £5m ‘gift’ scandal: Watching Laila Cunningham explain Nigel Farages £5m bung is wild. It was 7 minutes so I edited her replies to save your ears. ‘Where’s it going to end? are you going to ask him about every £5m he spends?’ Ummmm, YEAH Real Mayor of London material here pic.twitter.com/VWHblGtW6z — kerry Dont let Farage kill our NHS (@hewitson10) August 16, 2026 Given her predictably woeful performance, you’d think it might have been her last appearance on LBC. Instead, she hosted her own slot on the channel that same…

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Farage’s £5m gift scandal reported to the police

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Farage’s £5m gift scandal reported to the police

Nigel Farage has faced significant scrutiny over the £5m ‘gift’ he received from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne in 2024. This payment is proving to be a problem, because Farage failed to declare it; all despite knowing MPs have to declare potentially relevant gifts and donations from the 12 months before they enter Parliament. Now, the activist groups Compassion in Politics and Unlock Democracy have reported Farage to the police over the much-discussed gift: NEW Nigel Farage Reported to Met Police Over Alleged Misconduct in Public Office By @josiahmortimer The Reform UK leader's non-disclosure of a £5 million 'gift' from a crypto…

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The psychology behind giving food as a gift

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The psychology behind giving food as a gift

There’s something quietly profound about handing someone a gift they can eat. Unlike a gadget that might gather dust or a candle that gets forgotten on a shelf, food gifts carry a kind of warmth that few other gestures can match. They say: I thought about what you’d enjoy. I wanted you to savour something. And nowhere is that sentiment more beautifully expressed than in a thoughtfully curated wine and cheese hamper, a gift that turns an ordinary moment into a little occasion worth lingering over. But why does giving food feel so personal? And why do we reach for edible…

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