“If there was absolutely nothing wrong with this extraordinary donation, why was it apparently treated with such secrecy that only four people supposedly knew about it?”
Voice of the Mirror has its say…
Nigel Farage wants the public to believe Russian spies hacked his phone to uncover details of his £5million gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne.
But before the Reform leader disappears too far into a Cold War thriller fantasy, Britain deserves some straightforward answers. If there was absolutely nothing wrong with this extraordinary donation, why was it apparently treated with such secrecy that only four people supposedly knew about it?
Reform’s senior figures insist lawyers carefully looked over the arrangement, so just who exactly was the mysterious quartet? It all sounds less like transparent politics and more like a private members’ club soiree.
Then there is the small matter of Mr Farage’s shifting explanations. At first, the money was supposedly for his private security. Later, he said it was reward for Brexit.
The public has every right to ask serious questions. Mr Farage should start giving serious answers; if not, surely it would be better to simply hand back the “gift”.
Justice failure
A teenage girl is raped by two boys who filmed it and walked free from court with only a youth rehabilitation order each.
It was not their only such attack on a girl. For many, that brutal reality is impossible to comprehend. For the victims and their families, it is something they will carry for ever.
The girl’s heartbreaking question: “What was the point in putting me through that?” should echo through every UK courtroom. She has been feeling the justice system did not deliver justice. Cabinet minister Darren Jones has now said these girls deserve justice.
They do – and justice has failed them.
Beers & cheers
England’s publicans are putting their faith in Harry Kane’s right boot this summer.
If the Three Lions march deep into the World Cup, fans are set to sink 58 million extra pints – a boost for struggling pubs who, for the good of the nation, need to go into extra time.
