Farage Defends £72m Donations as Government Proposes Cap on Expat Political Funding

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said that £72 million in donations to his party are compliant "with the law today," according to the BBC.

His comments come as the UK government moves to introduce a new cap on political donations from British citizens living abroad. Ministers are seeking to limit such donations to £100,000 annually, with the measure to be backdated to 25 March 2026, the BBC reported.

The proposed cap is aimed at British expatriates who contribute to UK political parties from overseas. The BBC did not specify further details on the scope or rationale behind the government's proposal in the material reviewed.

Farage's remarks appear to be a response to scrutiny over the scale of donations received by Reform UK, though the BBC report did not elaborate on the source or timing of the £72 million figure, nor on further comments from Farage beyond his assertion of legal compliance.

The BBC has not yet published additional details on how the proposed £100,000 cap would be enforced or whether it applies retroactively to donations already received.