Christopher Harborne
| Christopher Harborne link Companies House LinkedIn (Billionaire, investor, businessman) | |
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| Born | Christopher Charles Sherriff Harborne December 1962 |
| Alma mater | Downing College (Cambridge), INSEAD |
Billionaire who gifted £5 million to Nigel Farage | |
Christopher Harborne is a British-Thai billionaire businessman and technology investor based in Thailand.
Harborne holds Thai citizenship under the name Chakrit Sakunkrit. He is best known for filing a defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal for reporting related to his work in the cryptocurrency industry, as well as his donations to British political parties. He previously donated to the UK's Conservative Party and is the largest single donor to Reform UK.
Donation to Nigel Farage
In 2026 it was revealed that Reform UK leader Nigel Farage accepted a £5 million donation from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne back in 2024, at a time when he insisted he would not be running for parliament.
While finalising his campaign ahead of the May 7th elections for local councils in England and devolved parliaments in Scotland and Wales, the MP for Clacton came up against Sky News’ Cathy Newman over the lump sum.
Newman asked: “Mr Farage, is this what £5 million in security buys? These guys here?”
“You’d be surprised,” the politician said mysteriously, as he walked off.
“Oh really? Is it expensive?” She asked.
“What do you think?” He hit back.
“How long is the £5 million going to last, Mr Farage?” She asked.
“Hopefully until I’m dead,” he replied.
Following the politician as he tried to retreat to his car, Newman said: “Mr Farage, why won’t you declare the donation? You’re a public figure, you need the donation because you’re in politics.”
When there was no answer, the journalist said: “Mr Farage, Christopher Harborne gave you the party £9 million last year, £3 million this year, £5 million to you personally.
“He’s not even based in the UK. He’s interfering with democracy, isn’t he?”
Farage ignored the questions and simply got into his car.[1]
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