Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
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Prosecutors allege that three more MEPs from Nigel Farage's former bloc, Jonathan Bullock, Julia Reid, and Steven Woolfe, followed a script provided by Nathan Gill when giving interviews to a pro-Russian TV channel in March 2019. Gill, formerly of Ukip and the Brexit Party, was jailed last month for accepting bribes from an alleged Russian asset to promote Russian interests. At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or the Brexit party are now known to have been the focus of Gill's efforts to fulfill tasks set for him by Kremlin paymasters. The Labour party is calling for Farage to assist the ongoing police investigation, which has already interviewed some of his former MEPs. David Coburn, another former MEP, is also implicated in messages suggesting discussions about payments related to promoting Russian interests, though he denies receiving any money.
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