REAL-2026-1022·CROWN PROSECUTION SERVICE·
Former UKIP MEP Nathan Gill sentenced to 10.5 years for bribery
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Summary
Nathan Gill, a former UKIP MEP, pleaded guilty to eight counts of bribery under the Bribery Act 2010. The Crown Prosecution Service said he accepted around £40,000 between 2018 and 2019 in exchange for tabling motions, delivering speeches and facilitating media access for individuals linked to pro-Russian interests.
Gill was sentenced at the Old Bailey to 10.5 years’ imprisonment. The CPS has commenced proceeds of crime proceedings to recover the money; no separate settlement or conviction finding is identified in the source beyond Gill’s guilty pleas and sentencing.