U.K.'s Nigel Farage said he "wasn't listening" during donation scandal conversation filmed covertly

September 6, 2026 / 2:04 AM EDT / CBS News

U.K.'s Nigel Farage said he "wasn't listening" during donation scandal conversation filmed covertly

TL;DR

  • Nigel Farage claims he "wasn't listening" during a conversation about arranging donations, filmed covertly by an undercover journalist.
  • Two Reform party officials, James Orr and Dan Jukes, have resigned pending an internal investigation into the matter.
  • British law stipulates that only U.K.-registered voters or companies can be permissible donors to political parties.
  • Farage insisted the party has not taken any illegal donations and described the situation as entrapment.
  • Jukes and Orr denied any wrongdoing, with Jukes calling the report "entrapment over a prolonged period... by foreign-funded climate change activists."