Nigel Farage 'sharing house' with French politician at centre of funding row

Nigel Farage is sharing his London house with a French woman politician who heads a think tank at the centre of an investigation into the alleged illegal funding of Ukip, it has been reported.

Laure Ferrari - who runs the Institute for Direct Democracy in Europe (IDDE) - has been living in the former Ukip leader's house in Chelsea for the past week, according to The Mail on Sunday.