Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform UK in Wales, sentenced to 10.5 years for bribery and corruption

He pleaded guilty to eight counts of accepting money from a pro-Russian activist in Ukraine to read scripted speeches in the European parliament disparaging of the Ukrainian government.

Hopefully the severity of the sentence will remind other Reform politicians where their duty and loyalty should lie, and cure them of their inexplicable sympathies for Russia.

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ArishMell · 70-79, M

I hope so too but we should not forget the central point was that he accepted bribes to deliver the particular speeches on behalf of a foreign power - albeit that this particular power is anatagonistic to most of Europe.

Reform had made noises apparently sympathetic to President Putin but has since stepped back from that, and there is no suggestion that Gill was acting for anyone except himself and the Kremlin, simply for money.

I should add I am not a Reform supporter whatsoever, but do want fairness.

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@ArishMell He was convicted under the 2010 Bribery Act and the judge never addressed his motives. My second sentence merely expresses a hope that this reminds politicians of where their duty lies.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@SunshineGirl I share that hope.