Farage and Tice Sue NCA Over £1 Million Financial Leak Claims
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 8
Farage and Tice Sue NCA Over £1 Million Financial Leak Claims
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 8
Summary
High Court claims have been filed by Nigel Farage and Richard Tice against the National Crime Agency over alleged leaks of confidential banking information, with Tice saying they will seek both damages and an apology.
Tice said the leaked material included bank statements, transfers and conversations with bank managers, and accused the agency of committing “multiple criminal offences” after deciding its internal inquiry was “playing for time”.
The dispute stems from reports that an £80,000 loan to Tice’s company and a £1 million payment to Britain Means Business from George Cottrell’s mother were flagged to the NCA through suspicious activity reports.
Those payments drew wider scrutiny because Britain Means Business gave £500,000 to Reform UK, while Cottrell’s support for Farage had already raised questions over whether any benefits should have been declared under parliamentary rules.
The NCA said its Professional Standards Unit is still investigating the complaints and declined further comment.