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Labour refers Nigel Farage's Russia phone hack claim to police

The Labour Party formally referred claims made by Nigel Farage regarding alleged Russian phone hacking to counter-terror police and national cybersecurity authorities. Farage had cited Russian interference to explain the leak of his controversial £5 million financial gift from Christopher Harborne.

ITV News 2026-05-29 UK
Key Facts / Evidence
  • 01Farage claimed that the leak revealing his £5 million payment from Christopher Harborne resulted from hostile Russian hacking.
  • 02Labour Party chairwoman Anna Turley reported the situation to the Metropolitan Police and National Cyber Security Centre after questioning Reform UK's response.
  • 03The underlying £5 million transaction remains subject to an inquiry by the Commons standards watchdog.

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