Nigel Farage’s two-day trip to Davos cost more than £50,000, documents reveal

The Guardian - World NewsEN 4 min read 100% complete by Rowena Mason Whitehall editorFebruary 4, 2026 at 07:20 PM

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Documents reveal that Nigel Farage's two-day trip to Davos cost over £50,000, funded by Iranian-born billionaire Sasan Ghandehari. Farage, leader of Reform UK, attended the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, despite previously criticizing it as a gathering for "globalists." He declared his attendance and accepted luxury hotel accommodation from the conference organizers. While registered under Ghandehari's family office, HP Trust, as an honorary advisor since 2018, Farage disputes ever working for them. Questions have arisen regarding a £200,000 donation to Reform UK from a design firm with ties to the Ghandehari family, though the firm denies their influence on the donation.

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