Former Reform leader in Wales jailed for taking pro-Russia bribes

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : The 52-year-old was promised he would be 'rewarded' with a 'sack of paper gifts' thought to contain money, if he would bring his 'friends' in the Brexit Party, which is now known as Reform UK.
55% : The former leader of the Reform UK party in Wales was told to 'recruit' other British MPs and Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to attend pre-Russia events, including 'a leading figure in the Brexit Party', which was headed by Nigel Farage at the time.
49% : Prosecutors did not name the other MEPs Gill attempted to recruit, but he travelled to Kiev in 2018 with Jonathan Arnott and David Coburn, two other Brexit Party MEPs who have stated they were on a 'fact finding trip' to meet with journalists.
39% : Now it can be revealed that four other pro-Brexit MEPs are under investigation in connection with the scandal.
39% : Viktor Medvedchuk is a close ally of Putin Ex-leader of Reform in Wales admits taking bribes to make pro-Russia statements in EU parliament At the time, he was not the only UKIP member to do so, as Mr Farage was also making appearances on the RT channel around the same time criticising the EU and NATO.
38% : Gill also made appearances on the Russian state broadcaster RT in 2016 and 2017, criticising the EU's sanctions imposed on Russia for its war against Ukraine.

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