Nigel Farage breached parliamentary rules 17 times by failing to declare financial interests worth £384,000 within the required 28 days, according to the standards commissioner. The late declarations included income from GB News, speaking engagements, and Cameo.
The commissioner ruled the breaches were inadvertent, caused by administrative and staffing issues, and decided not to recommend sanctions, despite saying the decision was “finely balanced” given the amounts involved. Farage apologised, denied any malicious intent, and blamed the delays on the complexity of his business interests and being let down by a senior staff member.
Labour criticised Farage, accusing him of prioritising personal income over representing his constituents.
AsleepNinja on
Ignorance is no excuse.
Nor would it be for anyone else.
Mubadger on
Well that’s just a total lie. There’s nothing ‘inadvertent’ about Farage’s corruption. He knows exactly what he’s doing, just like that orange shit-stain he worships.
ShapeMcFee on
Him and his mates take money from our worst enemy of the moment. Putin . Surely that’s a much bigger crime ?
PeterG92 on
If he can’t manage his admin as an MP how do you expect him to run a country?
RedofPaw on
“Mr Farage has been accused of taking bribes openly from various foreign nations, however he has vehamently defended himself, stating, ‘This is a smear by the corrupt lefty loony media, and sneering Tufton street elites. I stand by my actions and all bribes are handed over to me in brown paper bags. Never… in the open.'”
adreddit298 on
Huh.
If I inadvertently breached my company’s financial rules 1 time, I’d be fired. This has been made abundantly clear to me both when I started, and every year since.
Why is this not enforced for the people writing the rules for the country?
Ok-Western3626 on
Once is misfortune, twice is carelessness, seventeen times is inadvertent.
StudySpecial on
is that the watchdog farage is planning to abolish?
KitchenIcy2450 on
Plus his followers and 330,000 send him £25 and he’s not given the money back the £94,000 as he was supposed to represent Clacton
Bigowl on
They’ll have their own project 2025 equivalent ready to go if they ever get power and watchdogs like these will be first on the block.
Codydoc4 on
This little frog-faced quisling needs to face some consequences for once. No one else gets this much leniency.
FreeTheDimple on
If I see him, I’m going to inadvertently throw the nearest dog turd in his face.
Numerous_Green4962 on
To do something once is a mistake, twice an oversite, three times is a pattern, seventeen is incompetence.
SDLRob on
This is how he destroys the country… By the groups that should stop his corruption not doing their jobs.
He is a crook, a liar and a traitor. The fact that he’s still in the public eye and not jail is sickening.
CthulhusEvilTwin on
How about flagrantly, inadvertently sounds a little innocent.
mypseudonymyoyoyo on
This kinda thing needs to stop – how can we be expected to follow the rules if muppets like farage are allowed to get away with it? Two tier policing. Also how does this give any semblance of not being entirely corrupt?
Sir_Henry_Deadman on
It’s not inadvertently…. If there’s one thing he does deliberately it’s scrape money from wherever possible
Mundane_Process_2986 on
Corrupt politician says “that was a mistake” 17 times when shown evidence of his corruption and claims innocence.
Aggravating-Day-2864 on
Not another ‘inadvertent’ from an MP…dear dear dear what will we do? And the answer is FK ALL
JimXVX2 on
When my dog inadvertently shits on the carpet, there’s still shit on the carpet.
GenghisKhant_ on
And what is the punishment? Nothing I suspect, no action taken, so completely pointless and toothless rules. I’m sure they will have enquiry that will line the pockets of lawyers.
Snaidheadair on
If it is ‘administrative’ and ‘staffing issues’ he should just hire more and/or competent staff.
Obi-Scone on
Weird. Surely they should set up a crime scene tent on his doorstep, get the BBC to wildly misreport it and then harass him till he resigns? Or is that for other parties?
welshpete56 on
“Inadvertently”
Completed intentionally like the lying prick he is.
Why can the idiots not see through this plastic trump?
Salt-Lengthiness-620 on
As a former member of the military, if you breached financial rules (expenses etc) you could fully expect arrest and prosecution under the armed forces act.
I fail to understand why people charged with representing us, including members of the armed forces are held to lesser standards
dnemonicterrier on
And he’s going to get away with it because his dumb fans will swallow “the system is against me” crap.
wkavinsky on
I feel there needs to be some speech marks around “inadvertently”.
I’m confident the long term grifter knows **exactly** what he’s doing.
ThePlanck on
Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action, 17 times is taking the piss
Optimal-Leather341 on
I think the key point here is “Inadvertent”. Going forwards, if these breaches happen, then clobber him for it. But the moment, nothing to talk about really.
According-Secret9516 on
He was fined by the EU for fiddling expenses. Good old Nigel, but his followers will forgive him whilst ranting about Starmer getting football tickets.
evolveandprosper on
Why isn’t he calling for his own resignation? If the same kind of information came out about a senior member of any other party, he would be on every media outlet demanding that they resign or be sacked.
Georgi2024 on
Anyone else in a job eg teaching would have been fired long ago. He shouldn’t still be in office after all this.
Chimp3h on
If someone in the Labour cabinet accidentally broke the rules 17 times there would be calls to resign. No such luck of “salt of the earth” Privately educated investment banker Nigel Farage
DentistEmotional559 on
Would it not be more honestly stated as “inadvertently got caught breaching MP’s financial rules 17 times”
SpottedDicknCustard on
What we’re seeing in America is in part due to not holding people responsible and them not facing consequences when they break rules/laws.
What we’re seeing in America now is those in power who never faced the consequences taking it out on the people who demanded there be consequences.
We’re backsliding.
LordLucian on
Inadvertently…rubbish.
Intentional or not it’s not an excuse, Disciplinary action and consequences are required
Bluestained on
It wasn’t inadvertent. He’s aware of the rules and has a staff
On_The_Blindside on
Once or twice sure. 17 teams times is not accidental.
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Nigel Farage breached parliamentary rules 17 times by failing to declare financial interests worth £384,000 within the required 28 days, according to the standards commissioner. The late declarations included income from GB News, speaking engagements, and Cameo.
The commissioner ruled the breaches were inadvertent, caused by administrative and staffing issues, and decided not to recommend sanctions, despite saying the decision was “finely balanced” given the amounts involved. Farage apologised, denied any malicious intent, and blamed the delays on the complexity of his business interests and being let down by a senior staff member.
Labour criticised Farage, accusing him of prioritising personal income over representing his constituents.
Ignorance is no excuse.
Nor would it be for anyone else.
Well that’s just a total lie. There’s nothing ‘inadvertent’ about Farage’s corruption. He knows exactly what he’s doing, just like that orange shit-stain he worships.
Him and his mates take money from our worst enemy of the moment. Putin . Surely that’s a much bigger crime ?
If he can’t manage his admin as an MP how do you expect him to run a country?
“Mr Farage has been accused of taking bribes openly from various foreign nations, however he has vehamently defended himself, stating, ‘This is a smear by the corrupt lefty loony media, and sneering Tufton street elites. I stand by my actions and all bribes are handed over to me in brown paper bags. Never… in the open.'”
Huh.
If I inadvertently breached my company’s financial rules 1 time, I’d be fired. This has been made abundantly clear to me both when I started, and every year since.
Why is this not enforced for the people writing the rules for the country?
Once is misfortune, twice is carelessness, seventeen times is inadvertent.
is that the watchdog farage is planning to abolish?
Plus his followers and 330,000 send him £25 and he’s not given the money back the £94,000 as he was supposed to represent Clacton
They’ll have their own project 2025 equivalent ready to go if they ever get power and watchdogs like these will be first on the block.
This little frog-faced quisling needs to face some consequences for once. No one else gets this much leniency.
If I see him, I’m going to inadvertently throw the nearest dog turd in his face.
To do something once is a mistake, twice an oversite, three times is a pattern, seventeen is incompetence.
This is how he destroys the country… By the groups that should stop his corruption not doing their jobs.
He is a crook, a liar and a traitor. The fact that he’s still in the public eye and not jail is sickening.
How about flagrantly, inadvertently sounds a little innocent.
This kinda thing needs to stop – how can we be expected to follow the rules if muppets like farage are allowed to get away with it? Two tier policing. Also how does this give any semblance of not being entirely corrupt?
It’s not inadvertently…. If there’s one thing he does deliberately it’s scrape money from wherever possible
Corrupt politician says “that was a mistake” 17 times when shown evidence of his corruption and claims innocence.
Not another ‘inadvertent’ from an MP…dear dear dear what will we do? And the answer is FK ALL
When my dog inadvertently shits on the carpet, there’s still shit on the carpet.
And what is the punishment? Nothing I suspect, no action taken, so completely pointless and toothless rules. I’m sure they will have enquiry that will line the pockets of lawyers.
If it is ‘administrative’ and ‘staffing issues’ he should just hire more and/or competent staff.
Weird. Surely they should set up a crime scene tent on his doorstep, get the BBC to wildly misreport it and then harass him till he resigns? Or is that for other parties?
“Inadvertently”
Completed intentionally like the lying prick he is.
Why can the idiots not see through this plastic trump?
As a former member of the military, if you breached financial rules (expenses etc) you could fully expect arrest and prosecution under the armed forces act.
I fail to understand why people charged with representing us, including members of the armed forces are held to lesser standards
And he’s going to get away with it because his dumb fans will swallow “the system is against me” crap.
I feel there needs to be some speech marks around “inadvertently”.
I’m confident the long term grifter knows **exactly** what he’s doing.
Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action, 17 times is taking the piss
I think the key point here is “Inadvertent”. Going forwards, if these breaches happen, then clobber him for it. But the moment, nothing to talk about really.
He was fined by the EU for fiddling expenses. Good old Nigel, but his followers will forgive him whilst ranting about Starmer getting football tickets.
Why isn’t he calling for his own resignation? If the same kind of information came out about a senior member of any other party, he would be on every media outlet demanding that they resign or be sacked.
Anyone else in a job eg teaching would have been fired long ago. He shouldn’t still be in office after all this.
If someone in the Labour cabinet accidentally broke the rules 17 times there would be calls to resign. No such luck of “salt of the earth” Privately educated investment banker Nigel Farage
Would it not be more honestly stated as “inadvertently got caught breaching MP’s financial rules 17 times”
What we’re seeing in America is in part due to not holding people responsible and them not facing consequences when they break rules/laws.
What we’re seeing in America now is those in power who never faced the consequences taking it out on the people who demanded there be consequences.
We’re backsliding.
Inadvertently…rubbish.
Intentional or not it’s not an excuse, Disciplinary action and consequences are required
It wasn’t inadvertent. He’s aware of the rules and has a staff
Once or twice sure. 17 teams times is not accidental.