Nigel Farage has said he “wasn’t listening” during discussions about a foreign donor that were recorded during undercover filming.
The Reform UK leader made the comment in an interview with Laura Kuenssberg, responding to questions about the filmed talks. The supplied material does not give further detail about who was present at the discussions, where they took place, or the identity of the donor referred to.
Farage’s remark places the focus on his awareness of what was being discussed during the undercover footage. His explanation, as reported in the supplied material, was that he was not paying attention at the time of the talks.
In the same interview, Farage also said his family are “begging” him to leave his job. No further details were provided in the supplied material about the reasons his family want him to step down, or whether he is considering doing so.
The comments come with Farage continuing as leader of Reform UK. The latest known position from the supplied material is that he has offered his response to the filmed donor discussions and has acknowledged pressure from his family over his political role.
