Former MEP David Coburn, who was UKIP's leader in Scotland before joining the Brexit Party, denied taking Russian bribes after his name appeared in WhatsApp messages to traitor Nathan Gill

A former UKIP and Brexit Party ally of Nigel Farage has denied taking Russian bribes after being named in a string of WhatsApps.

David Coburn, previously Scotland's UKIP leader, was identified in messages between disgraced Nathan Gill and Oleg Voloshyn, who has been described as a "pawn" of Vladimir Putin's security services. Gill was sentenced to ten-and-a-half years behind bars last week after admitting taking at least £40,000 to make scripted speeches and TV interviews.

Coburn, who served as a member of the European Parliament (MEP) alongside Gill, simply answered "no" when he was asked by a BBC

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