Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and deputy leader Richard Tice have launched a lawsuit against the National Crime Agency (NCA). The pair alleges that the agency is responsible for the unauthorized disclosure of their private financial records to the media.
Speaking on Talk TV, Tice claimed the NCA committed multiple criminal offenses and asserted that they are now pursuing both formal apologies and financial damages. Tice specifically alleged that the leaks included sensitive bank statements, transaction logs, and records of private correspondence with banking officials.
The legal move stems from allegations that suspicious activity reports involving payments made to Tice’s business, Britain Means Business, by the mother of convicted fraudster George Cottrell were shared improperly. While the NCA has been conducting an internal review of the matter, Tice dismissed these efforts as stalling tactics. A Reform UK representative confirmed that legal claims have been formally filed at the High Court.
In response, an NCA spokesperson stated that their Professional Standards Unit continues to investigate the complaints but declined to provide further details while the work is ongoing. The scrutiny follows reports regarding financial ties between Cottrell and Reform UK, as well as questions surrounding the disclosure of support provided to Farage prior to his election as an MP. Reform maintains that such support falls under personal exemptions within parliamentary rules.
