"At 193cm (6ft 4in), the one-time Reform UK leader in Wales towered over colleagues and opponents and he was taller still in his favourite cowboy boots. Other than that, the softly-spoken 52-year-old was a largely unremarkable presence among the more colourful characters in Nigel Farage's parties. Until recently, political profiles have dwelt on Gill's politically quirky status:"
"Yet his legacy is now a very different and disturbing one. This month he will be sentenced at the Old Bailey after pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia during his tenure as a member of the European parliament. In modern British politics, it is an almost unique fall from grace perhaps with parallels to the story of John Stonehouse, the high-flying Labour MP recruited as a spy for Czech intelligence in the early 60s."
"But Gill's humiliation isn't just personal. His links to Russia raise awkward questions for Reform UK, and for its leader, Nigel Farage Gill was a key lieutenant of his when they were both in Brussels. While Farage has been trying to distance himself from Gill, multiple sources who worked with them in Brussels have told the Guardian that the two men used to be close."
Nathan Gill is 193cm (6ft 4in) and a former Reform UK leader in Wales who often wore cowboy boots. He was a softly-spoken, teetotal 52-year-old member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a Ukip representative in the Senedd. He pleaded guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia while serving as a member of the European Parliament and will be sentenced at the Old Bailey. The case is a rare fall from grace in modern British politics and raises questions for Reform UK and Nigel Farage. The FBI stop of Oleg Voloshyn in July 2021 is linked to the timeline of his downfall.
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