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, the BBC and different UK media person reported.

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

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

According to the charges, Gill “agreed to person fiscal advantage, namely money" to marque these statements successful the European Parliament and successful quality outlets specified arsenic 112 Ukraine.

He admitted helium was tasked to bash truthful by Ukrainian Oleg Voloshyn, a erstwhile person from the pro-Russian Opposition Platform for Life party, according to the reports.

Beyond serving arsenic an MEP, Nathan Gill was person of UKIP Wales betwixt 2014 and 2016, and past person of the rebranded enactment Reform UK Wales betwixt March and May 2021, erstwhile helium resigned from the party.