Nearly half a million pounds in the form of lavish home rental, a Land Rover Discovery, multiple US visits, and other luxuries – these were the things allegedly enjoyed by Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage after the European Union referendum, supposedly thanks to insurance millionaire and famed Brexit donor Arron Banks.
In a detailed exposé, Channel 4 News cited invoices and emails showing how Banks allegedly spent on the European Parliament member. Banks-owned Rock Services Ltd, for instance, is said to have leased a Chelsea property for Farage in summer 2016.
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In addition to the furnished three-bedroom home, the British programme claimed that a private office in Westminster – complete with a personal assistant – was also provided, as well as the abovementioned £32,300 vehicle which came with a close protection driver.
In addition, Channel 4 News said Banks’s camp funded several trips to the US as part of the supposed bid to promote “Brand Farage” across the pond. According to its probe, these included a July 2016 business class flight to Ohio which saw Farage attend the Republican National Convention.
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Farage has refused to comment on the allegations.
As for the insurance millionaire, he had this to say, as quoted by the ITN-produced programme: “Channel 4 attempts to smear myself and Nigel, come at a time when the Brexit Party is riding high in the polls, so it should come as no surprise to anyone.”
