Farage and Tice sue NCA over alleged leaks of financial information
The Reform leaders claim the National Crime Agency supplied details about party donations to the media.
Richard Tice and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage are taking the National Crime Agency (NCA) to court over alleged leaks of confidential financial information, according to Talk TV. The pair claim the NCA has committed multiple criminal offenses and demand an apology and damages. Tice argues the agency leaked individual bank statements, transfer details, and conversations with bank managers.
He initiated a letter to the NCA last month, inquiring if they would investigate, following reports of payments to his company, Britain Means Business, being flagged as suspicious activity. Tice claims he only learned about the leaks from the Guardian after the initial contact. The NCA is currently conducting an internal investigation but insists it is playing for time.
Reform UK has filed the lawsuit at the High Court, a spokesperson confirmed. The NCA's spokesperson stated the investigation is ongoing, and no further comment is appropriate at this time. Tice's company, Tisun Investment, received an £80,000 loan from George Cottrell in late 2024, and Britain Means Business, another Tice venture, received a £1 million donation from Cottrell's mother in the same year.
These financial transactions were subsequently flagged to the NCA under the Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) program. Cottrell's relationship with Reform UK has been under scrutiny due to his alleged provision of support to Nigel Farage, which includes security and social media staff, prior to Farage becoming an MP. Reform UK argues that Farage did not breach parliamentary guidelines in not declaring this support, as it was provided in a purely personal capacity.
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