How Nigel Farage’s ‘right-hand man’ in Europe was unmasked as a traitor – podcast

Nathan Gill was a Mormon bishop who went on to represent Wales in the European parliament – first for Ukip, Nigel Farage’s original party, then for the Brexit party. Most recently he led Reform UK in Wales. He wasn’t the most flashy orator – some would say his delivery was wooden – but the content of his speeches could be surprising, including criticising the Ukrainian government, for, among other things, closing down TV channels. Now those speeches have landed Gill a 10-and-a-half-year jail sentence.

Luke Harding is a senior foreign correspondent at the Guardian and former Russia correspondent. He tells Helen Pidd how the case against Gill unfolded – and why it matters.