Overview
- The Reform UK leader says the failure to log the March visit in parliamentary records was an office error and that a correction and apology will be filed.
- Farage says the engagement was remunerated in three instalments and that he covered his own travel, but he has not identified who paid the fee.
- The Tallahassee Disruptors Dinner, hosted by the Republican Party of Florida, offered $500 tickets and a $25,000 VIP package that included a photo with the MP.
- Parliamentary rules require overseas visits over £300 to be registered within 28 days and any fees declared, with the standards commissioner able to investigate and recommend sanctions.
- Labour and the Liberal Democrats are pressing for funding details, noting Farage missed Prime Minister’s Questions ahead of his appearance at the event.