Nigel Farage and Nathan Gill campaigning for the Brexit Party in 2019.

Nigel Farage has been mocked after giving a bizarre reason why will not launch an investigation into claims about Russian links to Reform UK.

He said “I haven’t got a police force” when put on the spot by a journalist on Monday.

Labour has called on Farage to carry out a probe after Nathan Gill, Reform’s former leader in Wales, was jailed after admitting taking bribes from the Kremlin to spout pro-Russia propaganda.

The pair were also members of Ukip together, and there is video footage of Farage praising him.

Asked by ITV News why he has not launched a wider investigation, Farage said: “I haven’t got a police force, I haven’t got access.

“I can’t access your phone message, I can’t access your emails. Unless I can do that, I can’t investigate. You’ve got to have somebody with investigatory powers.”

The journalist then asked what questions he had personally asked Reform officials about the allegations.

He said: “Well, I’ve asked everybody: have you ever taken money you shouldn’t have taken from anybody, and no one said yes.”

Farage added: “I am not a police officer, I cannot access........

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