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Ex-Reform UK Wales leader accused of taking Russian bribes

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Nathan Gill , 51 , from Anglesey , is accused of accepting bribes in exchange for making statements in the European Parliament that would benefit Russia .

He was a UKIP and UKIP MEP between 2014 and 2020 and briefly represented north Wales in the Welsh Parliament .

Mr Gill was stopped at Manchester Airport on 13 September 2021 under anti-terror legislation.

A spokesperson for Reform UK said Mr Gill "is not a member of Reform UK ".

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