NATHAN GILL
A dedicated dossier on Nathan Gill — former UKIP/Brexit Party MEP and former leader of Reform UK in Wales. Coverage centres on his guilty plea to eight counts of bribery for pro-Russian influence operations while an MEP, the Putin-linked money trail, and his November 2025 conviction to 10½ years in prison. Each entry is dated, geotagged and sourced to its original publication.
Pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery after accepting around £40,000 to make pro-Russian statements, table motions and facilitate media access while an MEP.
The payments were linked to pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Oleg Voloshyn, acting on behalf of Viktor Medvedchuk — a close associate of Vladimir Putin.
Sentenced in November 2025 to 10½ years in prison; Reform UK described his actions as “reprehensible, treasonous and unforgivable.”
WHY THIS PERSON IS ON RECORD
Former UKIP/Brexit Party MEP and former Reform UK leader in Wales, convicted of pro-Russian bribery while serving as an MEP — a concluded criminal matter of public record.
Served as a UKIP/Brexit Party MEP; accepted around £40,000 in bribes to make pro-Russian statements, table motions and facilitate media access while an MEP; later became Reform UK leader in Wales; convicted and sentenced in November 2025.
- ✓Pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery.
- ✓Accepted around £40,000 for pro-Russian activity while an MEP.
- ✓Payments were linked to Oleg Voloshyn, acting on behalf of Viktor Medvedchuk — a close associate of Vladimir Putin.
- ✓Sentenced in November 2025 to 10½ years in prison.
- !None outstanding — the bribery matter is a concluded conviction. The bribery occurred while Gill was an MEP for UKIP/Brexit Party; Reform UK distanced itself from his actions.
Gill pleaded guilty; no denial of the conduct is recorded. Reform UK publicly described his actions as 'reprehensible, treasonous and unforgivable' and distanced itself from him.
- ▮Crown Prosecution Service
- ▮Crown Court sentencing record (Nov 2025)
- ▮Met Police
- ▮Reuters
- ▮BBC
THE BRIBERY DOSSIER
- ▸Former UKIP and Brexit Party MEP, and former leader of Reform UK in Wales.
- ▸Pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery.
- ▸Accepted around £40,000 between 2018–2019 to make pro-Russian statements, table motions and facilitate media access while an MEP.
- ▸Payments linked to pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Oleg Voloshyn, acting on behalf of Viktor Medvedchuk — a close associate of Vladimir Putin.
- ▸Sentenced in November 2025 to 10½ years in prison.
- 2018–2019
Accepted around £40,000 to make pro-Russian statements, table motions in the European Parliament and facilitate media access while serving as an MEP.
- Source of funds
The payments were linked to pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Oleg Voloshyn, acting on behalf of Viktor Medvedchuk — a close associate of Vladimir Putin.
- Charges
Pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery.
- Nov 2025
Sentenced to 10½ years in prison.
- Party response
Reform UK described his actions as “reprehensible, treasonous and unforgivable.”
Gill’s conviction is one of the most serious criminal cases tied to a figure from Farage’s wider party network — bribery for pro-Russian influence operations while an MEP, with a direct line to a close associate of Vladimir Putin. The 10½-year sentence and Reform UK’s condemnation (“reprehensible, treasonous and unforgivable”) mark it as a defining reputational blow in the archive’s record of Farage-linked associates.
PRO-RUSSIAN BRIBERY FILE
Official and media reporting on Gill’s guilty plea, conviction and sentence.