Former leader of Reform UK in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been ordered to pay more than £22,500 after accepting bribes to deliver pro-Russian speeches. Gill, 53, was sentenced in November 2025 to ten-and-a-half years in prison for eight counts of bribery under the Bribery Act 2010.
At the Old Bailey, Gill was given six months to sell a rental property to repay the £22,592.41 to the UK government. Failure to comply will result in an additional nine months in prison. The sum to be paid has been agreed upon by both parties.
While serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), Gill accepted money from Oleg Voloshyn, described by the U.S. government as a "pawn" of Russian secret services. Voloshyn acted on behalf of Viktor Medvedchuk, a pro-Russian Ukrainian politician and close associate of Vladimir Putin, who was the source of the requests and funds. In exchange for the payments, Gill delivered speeches in the European Parliament and gave interviews to a now-defunct pro-Russian television channel in Ukraine.
Gill was the first British politician to be sentenced for such an offense. His representative informed the court that the sale of the rental property, located on Anglesey, is necessary to meet the payment deadline. The tenants must vacate before the property can be listed on the market.