Nigel Farage is set to face an investigation by the parliamentary standards commissioner over a gift of £5m he received from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne before becoming an MP, The Independent understands. Mr Farage was referred to the watchdog after he admitted he received the money from Harborne , a British national based in Thailand who helped bankroll Brexit, back in 2024. The Reform leader has come under fire for failing to declare the donation - given just weeks before he declared he would run in the general election - which the Tories say should have been reported to Commons authorities. Mr Farage has said the money “was given to me so that I would be safe and secure for the rest of my life. “I have tried and failed in the past to get security funded by the Home Office, and I don’t think the state will ever help me. “I’m very much on my own and will be for the rest of my life, and I have to face up to that grim reality.…