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Police reportedly knew Russia recruited Reform leader in 2022

According to a new report from the Nerve, UK authorities knew that Russia had recruited Nathan Gill – Reform’s ex-leader of Wales – in 2022. And as journalist Carole Cadwalladr says, it’s raising questions about why it took so long for the police to charge him.

Reform – Russia connection

The Nerve is a new outlet established by former Guardian and Observer journalists. In a Twitter thread, Cadwalladr summarised the latest investigation, noting:


This “husband-and-wife” team was in communication with:

  • Politicians ‘across Europe’.
  • A British lord.
  • Nigel Farage.

We previously reported that Farage initially avoided saying he had anything to do with Gill; he later admitted they were close. Now, it appears that Farage didn’t just know the bribed politician; he also knew the bribers.

Cadwalladr continued:


As people have complained, the mainstream media haven’t dedicated much attention to the Reform bribery scandal. If it wasn’t for the recent election of Zack Polanski, we might not have heard about it again (at least not on the BBC, anyway):


Cadwalladr is similarly perplexed as to why this story failed to generate media attention:

It wouldn’t be fair to say there’s been no coverage, of course. Just look at how furious Farage was when this presenter asked him about his connections to Russia:

What this demonstrates is that we all need to keep asking the question.

You can read much more in part one and part two of the Nerve’s investigation.

Featured image via Nadia Sass

By Willem Moore

This post was originally published on Canary.