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aides.  \nThe apparent admission camein undercover footage seen by the  \nis running out of cash and recentlyasked its creditors for an additional  \nE2.4bn,but isstrugglingto findawaytodosowithout spendingbillions ofpounds,getting tied up in a lengthycourt battle,or both.  \nSources familiar with the primeminister's thinking say he has toldpolicy officials across Whitehallto contemplate options that werenot previously considered feasi-ble,even if that means spending  \nGuardian in which Dan Jukes saysit is\"priced in\"for Farage to profitfrom politics.  \nThefootage raisesfreshquestionsabout the party leader's statementsthat the gift was solely for securitypurposes.The Reform UK leader isawaiting the outcome of a parlia-mentary watchdog investigationinto whether or not the E5m fromthe crypto billionaire Christopher  \ntaxpayer money and going to court.One government source describedthe fate of the water company as a“litmustest”of whether thegovern-ment could deal with challenges inthe medium term,rather than justimmediate cost of living supportandlonger-termstructuralchanges.\"Therearemoreoptionsthan peoplehave assumed todateincluding onesthat have never been properly con-sidered,\"the source said.  \nHarborne,firstrevealedby theGuard-ian,should havebeendeclaredunderparliamentary rules.  \nFarage told the Sun on 14 May:\"And this [E5m]was given to me onan unconditional basis,completelyunconditional basis.But frankly,itwasgiven as a reward for campaign-ing for Brexit for27years.”  \nNow,previouslyunpub-2→lished footage from the  \nAnother said the prime ministerhad told hisofficialsto\"lookat all theoptions and notfeelconstrained”,ina departure from the advice underBurnham'spredecessor,KeirStarmer.  \nBurnham has promised to endwhat he calls“40 years of neoliber-alism”and instructed ministers todraft a 10-year plan for governmentlater this year,including detailedproposals for bringingutil-13→ities under puDlc Control.  \nlast night and tonight infour 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