Nigel Farage and his right-wing Reform UK party have been hit by a series of scandals following the disclosure of an undeclared personal gift of 5 million pounds ($6.7m) to the embattled politician by cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne.

The gift, received before Farage became a member of parliament, is in addition to some 25 million pounds ($33.6m) in funding given directly to his party by Harborne. Amid growing controversy over the funding and his close association with convicted fraudster George Cottrell, Farage has made international headlines by resigning from Parliament and campaigning to regain his seat in a contest he has cast as himself versus “the establishment”.