Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage Under Investigation for MPs’ Code Breach

Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, is under investigation by the parliamentary standards commissioner, Daniel Greenberg, over a potential breach of Rule 5 of the MPs' code of conduct, which mandates declaring changes to financial interests within 28 days. The investigation was prompted by a complaint from a member of the House of Lords, though the specific details of the alleged breach remain unclear. Farage has denied that the inquiry concerns undeclared income, and has stated the commissioner is simply doing his job. This inquiry follows previous concerns raised about Farage's possible failure to declare support from a US PR firm linked to a Donald Trump official. The investigation does not imply wrongdoing, as similar cases have involved inadvertent errors, such as Labour MP Rachel Reeves' late declaration of theatre tickets. Other MPs, including Diane Abbott, have also faced scrutiny for late registration of interests, highlighting ongoing enforcement of transparency rules within Parliament.