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How Nigel Farage’s ‘right-hand man’ in Europe was unmasked as a traitor – podcast
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•November 25, 2025•By Presented by Helen Pidd with Luke Harding; produced by Cass Denton and Rudi Zygadlo; executive producers Sami Kent and Homa Khaleeli👁️0
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Nathan Gill was an MEP for the Brexit party and Ukip, and later became Reform UK’s leader in Wales. Now he has been jailed for 10 years for taking bribes to make pro-Russia statements. Luke Harding reportsNathan Gill was a Mormon bishop who went on to represent Wales in the European parliament – first for Ukip, Nigel Farage’s original party, then for the Brexit party. Most recently he led Reform UK in Wales. He wasn’t the most flashy orator – some would say his delivery was wooden – but the content of his speeches could be surprising, including criticising the Ukrainian government, for, among other things, closing down TV channels. Now those speeches have landed Gill a 10-and-a-half-year jail sentence.Luke Harding is a senior foreign correspondent at the Guardian and former Russia correspondent. He tells Helen Pidd how the case against Gill unfolded – and why it matters. Continue reading...
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