The former leader of Reform UK in Wales and an ex-close ally of Nigel Farage has been jailed for accepting Russian bribes while serving in the European Parliament.

Nathan Gill , 52, admitted eight counts of bribery after taking thousands of pounds to deliver scripted speeches and push a pro-Russian agenda on TV when he was an MEP. The disgraced former UKIP and Brexit Party politician accepted the cash from tycoon Oleg Voloshyn - branded a "pawn" of the Russian security services by the US government - to make scripted speeches in the European Parliament and on TV.

Counter terrorism officers discovered WhatsApps between Gill and pro-Russian Ukrainian politician Voloshyn revealing their illegal dealings. Jailing him for 10-and-a-half years, Judge Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said he had c

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