Nigel’s Got Money Troubles – Is Farage about to flame out?
7/7/202655 min
After weeks of defending the £5m “gift” that won’t go away, Farage finds himself at the centre of another uncomfortable money story: undeclared finance from a convicted criminal with the unimprovable nickname “Posh George”. And Reform is faltering in the polls. Is Farage becoming a liability to the party that supposedly revolves around him?
Plus: The astonishing story of how Trump strong-armed FIFA into suspending the Folarin Balogun red card, thus poisoning the whole World Cup. And as Burnham prepares to inherit a financial nightmare, should he bite the bullet and repeal the pensioners’ Triple Lock?
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• Marie went to see the Olivia Wilde comedy The Invite at the cinema.
• Matt has been reading Murder: The Biography by Kate Morgan.
• Jonn recommends the Russell T Davies drama Tip Toe, streaming on Channel 4.
• Seth has been reading Swiss Watching by Diccon Bewes.
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Seth Thévoz· Host0:59
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to Oh God, What Now?, the politics podcast that has never knowingly revoked a red card. I'm Seth Tebble. On today's show, are the wheels coming off for Nigel Farage?