
Reform UK Activists Divided Over Farage’s Plan for £72m in Donations
Party leader Nigel Farage’s proposal to spend record crypto-linked donations on professional campaign staff has sparked internal disagreement, according to The Guardian.

Party leader Nigel Farage’s proposal to spend record crypto-linked donations on professional campaign staff has sparked internal disagreement, according to The Guardian.
An undercover investigation reportedly shows two senior Reform UK aides discussing ways to circumvent restrictions on foreign donations, according to Anadolu Agency.

BBC Politics highlights donations of £36 million each from Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne, raising questions about political funding

The former prime minister calls for campaign finance reform, citing Reform party's multi-million-pound donations as a 'wake-up call.'

A coalition of trade unions has raised concerns over £72m in donations to Reform UK, saying such spending threatens the "integrity of democracy."

Proposed changes follow scrutiny of £72m in donations to Reform UK from two British crypto-billionaires who have recently lived abroad, BBC Politics reports.
Letters published in The Guardian raise questions about large donations to Reform UK from cryptocurrency entrepreneurs Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo
General secretaries call union funding the "cleanest money in politics" as they urge further action on big-money donations following Reform UK's unprecedented windfall
Union body raises concerns over political funding but does not endorse donation caps, as Lib Dems push amendment and Farage threatens to block union funding for Labour
Downing Street says those relying solely on the state pension will be protected from income tax despite a forecast rise in payments, as the Liberal Democrats push for a cap on political donations amid scrutiny of funding to Reform UK.
Two wealthy donors gave a combined £72m to Nigel Farage's party in less than 24 hours, according to the Guardian's Politics Weekly podcast

BBC political editor Chris Mason says a wave of large donations to Reform UK is changing how politicians and commentators discuss money in British politics.

Reports of £72m in donations heading to Reform UK are intensifying scrutiny of political financing rules, according to BBC Politics.

Government to table amendments in House of Lords introducing stricter residency requirements for political donors, a move that could retrospectively affect Reform UK's recent funding.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage says large donations to his party are lawful, as ministers push for a £100,000 annual limit on political donations from British expatriates

Ben Delo, convicted in the US over anti-money laundering failures and later pardoned by President Trump, has become the largest political donor in UK history, according to The Guardian.
Trade union leaders are expected to back a cap on individual political donations after the TUC chief said wealthy donors threaten democracy.

Government plans to table changes to elections legislation that would impose stricter residency requirements on political donors, a move reported to put Reform UK's recent donations in doubt.
Owen Jones argues in a Guardian opinion piece that large donations to Nigel Farage's party contradict its earlier anti-establishment messaging.
Experts scrutinize record-breaking donations from crypto billionaires Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo amid new elections legislation
The newspaper's editorial board says two £36m donations from crypto entrepreneurs living abroad should prompt the House of Lords to tighten rules on political funding.
The party's largest ever donation has prompted criticism from union leaders and calls from Labour for tighter, potentially retrospective, rules on political funding.

Robert Jenrick's comments come as the government considers changes to rules on political donations from British expatriates.

Two businessmen's matched contributions spark debate over political funding as government minister raises concerns about concentrated donor influence.

Robert Jenrick says he is 'very confident' in the legality of major donations to Reform UK, as Labour's Angela Rayner raises possibility of retrospective action and Conservative Tom Tugendhat faces questions over the party's response.

A cabinet minister has indicated that legislation aimed at donation rules could apply retrospectively to Reform UK's record £72m in donations, as Labour MPs express frustration over the party's inaction.

A crypto billionaire's $49m donation brings total pledges to Reform UK to $98m since Friday, according to a report by Al Jazeera.

Businessman Christopher Harborne says he has equalled a £36m donation from crypto investor Ben Delo, according to the BBC, in what would be the largest gift to a UK political party.

Analysis suggests the party's record windfall from two billionaire backers could strengthen its campaign machine while exposing it to accusations of being bankrolled by the ultra-wealthy.

Two cryptocurrency billionaires have jointly made the largest known donations to a British political party, according to reports, prompting fresh scrutiny of political funding rules.

The donation from Ben Delo is described as the largest single sum ever given to a UK political party, arriving as Reform faces scrutiny over its finances.

A BBC Politics review looks at allegations concerning donations to Reform UK and how they intersect with UK electoral law.

Two senior Reform UK aides stepped down following a Channel 4 News and Verbatim documentary about political donations, the BBC reported.

A government minister has said Andy Burnham intends to address the influence of large political donors, as some MPs call for a cap on UK-based contributions.