Former Brexit Party MEP admits accepting bribes to shill for Russia 

Published on 26/09/2025 - 15:33 GMT+2

Former Brexit Party MEP Nathan Gill has pleaded blameworthy to bribery charges relating to statements successful favour of Russia, nan BBC and different UK media person reported.

Gill served arsenic an MEP from 2014 to 2020, first representing Wales for nan UK Independence Party (UKIP), and past from 2019, for nan Brexit Party.

During his first legislative term, he allegedly made statements successful nan Parliament "supportive of a peculiar narrative" which would "benefit Russia regarding events successful Ukraine".

According to nan charges, Gill “agreed to person financial advantage, namely money" to make these statements successful nan European Parliament and successful news outlets specified arsenic 112 Ukraine.

He admitted he was tasked to do truthful by Ukrainian Oleg Voloshyn, a erstwhile leader from nan pro-Russian Opposition Platform for Life party, according to nan reports.

Beyond serving arsenic an MEP, Nathan Gill was leader of UKIP Wales betwixt 2014 and 2016, and past leader of nan rebranded statement Reform UK Wales betwixt March and May 2021, erstwhile he resigned from nan party.