Nigel Farage held a rally in north Wales on Monday evening (Image: PA)

Nigel Farage has told Welsh supporters that he was "very shocked" to learn his former ally had taken Russian bribes in return for money. The Reform UK leader said he was "as confident as I can be" that nobody else in his party had links to Russia but ruled out an investigation by telling reporters he isn't a police officer.

Speaking at a rally in Llandudno , Mr Farage was making his first appearance in Wales since Reform's former Welsh leader Nathan Gill was jailed for 10-and-a-half years for taking bribes to make pro-Russian statements.

Gill's bribes have raised serious questions for the party with many calling for an internal investigation. For the biggest stories in Wales first, sign up to our daily ne

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