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Christopher Harborne, tycoon who gave £5m to Farage, enters UK rich list at No 6

Crypto billionaire goes straight into top 10 on Sunday Times list, with Noel and Liam Gallagher among other first-timers Christopher Harborne, the crypto billionaire who controversially gifted Nigel Farage £5m, has been named in the list of the UK’s wealthiest people for the first time. Other first-timers include Noel and Liam Gallagher and Emily Eavis, the daughter of the Glastonbury festival founder, Michael Eavis, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List published on Friday. Harborne, who gave Farage the money weeks before the Reform leader announced he would stand as a candidate in the 2024 general election, is estimated to be the sixth-richest UK billionaire, with an estimated fortune of £18.2bn. He is also the richest British-born person on the Sunday Times list, which ranks the 350 wealthiest UK residents and Britons abroad. David and Victoria Beckham, the Labour donor Gary Lubner and the sports promoters Barry and Eddie Hearn also join Britain’s billionaire club for the first time. Farage originally said Harborne’s gift, first revealed by the Guardian, was intended to cover his personal security costs and therefore did not need to be declared. On Thursday, aft

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‘It is unsustainable’: Reform’s billionaire donors inspire panic in Westminster

While huge donations are nothing new in UK politics, some fear electoral finance is distorting democracy itself Keir Starmer may be relaxed about allowing millions from cryptocurrency billionaires to flow into Reform UK’s coffers but…

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‘It is unsustainable’: Reform’s billionaire donors inspire panic in Westminster

While huge donations are nothing new in UK politics, some fear electoral finance is distorting democracy itself Keir Starmer may be relaxed about allowing millions from cryptocurrency billionaires to flow into Reform…

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The Freedom Association’s Brexit Unleashed conference in Westminster was largely untroubled by reality Those we haven’t loved. It’s been nearly a decade since the Brexit referendum and the main architects seem to have…

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Christopher Harborne, tycoon who gave £5m to Farage, enters UK rich list at No 6

Crypto billionaire goes straight into top 10 on Sunday Times list, with Noel and Liam Gallagher among other first-timers Christopher Harborne, the crypto billionaire who controversially gifted Nigel Farage £5m, has…

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While huge donations are nothing new in UK politics, some fear electoral finance is distorting democracy itself Keir Starmer may be relaxed about allowing millions from cryptocurrency billionaires to flow into Reform UK’s coffers but…

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The Freedom Association’s Brexit Unleashed conference in Westminster was largely untroubled by reality Those we haven’t loved. It’s been nearly a decade since the Brexit referendum and the main architects seem to have gone quiet. Boris…

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Crypto billionaire goes straight into top 10 on Sunday Times list, with Noel and Liam Gallagher among other first-timers Christopher Harborne, the crypto billionaire who controversially gifted Nigel Farage £5m, has been named in the list…

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