Farage will certainly benefit from the leak and what is notable is that he is one of the voices in the Mail piece calling for Darroch’s immediate resignation.
The journalist responsible for the scoop, Isabel Oakeshott, is close to Nigel Farage’s Brexit party. She has even been previously accused of withholding newsworthy information that might have damaged her best Brexit contacts, a charge she denies. Her cooperation with former Conservative chairman Michael Ashcroft, indicates she operates in the twilight world between journalism and political activism.
But despite Oakeshott and Farage’s perception of the latter being a suitable Washington envoy, they did need someone to supply them with the ammunition in the form of the leaks.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jul/07/leak-of-uk-ambassadors-us-telegrams-plays-into-wider-power-struggleMembers has told the President of the European Parliament that Nigel Farage should face the “highest penalty” for a “serious breach” of their Code of Conduct, according to a leaked letter containing their recommendations.
The committee of MEPs acted following a Channel 4 News investigation that revealed how Mr Farage’s lavish lifestyle was funded to the tune of £450,000 by Brexit donor Arron Banks’ companies in the year after the EU referendum.
The Channel 4 News report found that close to half a million pounds was
spent bankrolling Mr Farage, including rent payments, funding security, a
driver as well as flights and parties to launch “Brand Farage” in America.
Mr Banks is currently subject to a separate investigation by the National
Crime Agency over the source of funding for the Brexit campaign. He
denies any wrongdoing.
https://www.channel4.com/news/exclusive-nigel-farage-accused-of-serious-breach-of-meps-code-of-conduct-in-leaked-letter
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