The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years after he was paid £40,000 to make pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament in a “grave betrayal” of the British public.

Nathan Gill , 52, of Anglesey, North Wales, pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery on dates between December 6 2018 and July 18 2019.

Sentencing him on Friday, Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb said: “Parliamentarians wield significant influence over public and political discourse.

“It is incumbent upon them to speak with honesty and conviction, irrespective of whether their views are met with approval or dissent.

“When you say what someone has paid you to say, you are not speaking with sincerity. If it were your genuine opinion, you would not need to be paid for saying it.”

She

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