Farage Mocked After Giving Bizarre Reason For Not Investigating Reform Russia Claims

Nigel Farage and Nathan Gill campaigning for the Brexit Party in 2019.Nigel Farage has been mocked after giving a bizarre reason why will not launch an investigation into claims about Russian links to Reform UK.He said “I haven’t got a police force” when put on the spot by a journalist on Monday.Labour has called on Farage to carry out a probe after Nathan Gill, Reform’s former leader in Wales, was jailed after admitting taking bribes from the Kremlin to spout pro-Russia propaganda.The pair were also members of Ukip together, and there is video footage of Farage praising him.Asked by ITV News why he has not launched a wider investigation, Farage said: “I haven’t got a police force, I haven’t got access.“I can’t access your phone message, I can’t access your emails. Unless I can do that, I can’t investigate. You’ve got to have somebody with investigatory powers.”The journalist then asked what questions he had personally asked Reform officials about the allegations.He said: “Well, I’ve asked everybody: have you ever taken money you shouldn’t have taken from anybody, and no one said yes.”Farage added: “I am not a police officer, I cannot access emails or phone messages. I can’t investigate other than asking people. And I would point out to you that this is an embarrassment for Ukip, this is a very minor embarrassment for Reform.”Farage says he can't investigate pro-Russian links in Reform because he doesn't "have a police force". You really need to start thinking of better excuses @Nigel_Farage - or the public will think you're hiding something. pic.twitter.com/jjaABLnM9M— Labour Press (@labourpress) November 24, 2025Labour chair Anna Turley said: “Nigel Farage assured the public his former right-hand man was decent and honest before he was found to have taken pro-Russian bribes. Now he says he’s as sure as he can be that there’s no pro-Kremlin links in Reform UK.“He was wrong before, and the public can have no confidence in his judgement now.“Farage must urgently take responsibility for ensuring his Pparty isn’t becoming a vehicle for Putin’s Russia and stop refusing to investigate pro-Russia links in Reform UK.”Social media users were quick to criticise – and mock – Farage over his answers.Nigel Farage: detective pic.twitter.com/VXMr4PA5VA— The Labour Party (@UKLabour) November 24, 2025The look on his face at the end is priceless. Completely flummoxed. https://t.co/qbUEAynZ9Q— Pyplate 🇺🇦 (@Pyplate) November 24, 2025Nigel Farage: defective— Don Geddit (@I_Don_Geddit) November 24, 2025He could put Kent County Council on the job, they seem an efficient bunch. https://t.co/JiPVbRFHWE— JamesFennell MBE (@FennellJW) November 24, 2025"I asked everybody have you ever taken money you shouldn't have from anybody and no one said yes" https://t.co/nIFxie0yF4pic.twitter.com/T7uBRcuZHX— Don Geddit (@I_Don_Geddit) November 24, 2025Related...Labour Calls For Probe Into Pro-Russia Links Within Reform After 'Traitor' Nathan Gill Jailed'No Answers Nigel': Farage Says He Never Racially Abused Anyone 'In A Hurtful Or Insulting Way'Reform's Zia Yusuf Refuses To Call Farage's Divisive Past Comments On Putin And Ukraine A 'Mistake'

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