Nigel Farage has had better afternoons. Nathan Gill, the former leader of Reform UK in Wales, has just been sentenced to ten-and-a-half years in prison after admitting taking bribes to give pro-Russia interviews and speeches. The one-time Brexit party MEP is believed to have received up to £40,000 in total for helping Kremlin-friendly politicians in Ukraine. At the Old Bailey, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said Gill had abused his position and eroded ‘public confidence in democracy’. Oleg Voloshyn, once described by the US government as a ‘pawn’ of Russia’s secret service, gave the money on behalf of a ‘close friend’ of Vladimir Putin’s, Viktor Medvedchuk, who was the source of both the requests and cash.

Russia has been a major Achilles’ heel for Reform during the past 18 months

For Reform,

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