Nigel Farage was involved in a heated interaction with a Sky News reporter after being questioned about claims made around financial support he received from convicted criminal George Cottrell.
A journalist asked Farage about the support, which led to a confrontation between the two in Washington, where Farage was returning from Independence Day celebrations.
According to reports, Farage approached the Sky cameras and said, 'You tell your bosses, you harass my family anymore. I'll take these serious consequences. That's what your organisation has done this morning. Go away.'
When asked again whether it was a 'mistake to accept the gifts', Farage replied, 'Do you not hear me? You have broken all the rules, Levenson, and everything else.'
Farage was questioned about financial support that he received from convicted criminal George Cottrell, a multi-millionaire who was previously a volunteer for UKIP in the Brexit referendum campaign.
The Reform leader accepted staff, security, and accommodation from Cottrell in the year before he clinched the Clacton seat and took his place in the Commons as an MP.
Reform denies that any funding rules have been broken, despite the Sunday Times reporting that Cottrell recruited and paid three staff members to work on Farage's social media before the 2024 general election.
The party's treasury spokesman, Robert Jenrick, said that the support did not need to be registered since it was provided in a 'purely personal capacity' prior to Farage's election.
Farage has since claimed that he is the victim of an 'establishment hit job' and is considering legal action against The Sunday Times.
