According to the Financial Times, on April 29, crypto billionaire and Tether shareholder Christopher Harborne provided approximately 5 million pounds to UK Member of Parliament Nigel Farage ahead of the 2024 general election. Following the donation, Farage resumed leadership of the right-wing Reform UK party.
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