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  1. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Sam Power

    Why £72 million doesn’t come for free – the risks to Reform UK of taking cash from mega-donors (opens the original)

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    British politics looks set to be dominated in the coming weeks and months by the £72 million donated to Reform UK. This is because, and there’s really no other way to cut the cake here, this is an astonishing amount of money. The donations to Reform came in the space of just one weekend – £36 million each from crypto billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne. Delo has ties to Hong Kong, while Harborne – whose self-confessed “competitive spirit” prompted him to match the first donation – is

  2. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Sam Power

    Reform UK polling sting: why even small donations matter in politics these days (opens the original)

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    Reform UK’s national conference has been rocked by allegations that senior members of the party plotted to circumvent rules on political donations. The reports centre on two payments – one real and one suggested, but both important. The two Reform staff members at the centre of the investigation have been suspended. The apparent plans were captured in a sting, filmed in London and Clacton by undercover journalists from Verbatim Investigations and broadcast by Channel 4 News. The first allegation

  3. Article · Jul 31, 2026 · Sam Power

    Why the questions about Reform UK and its wealthy donors won’t go away (opens the original)

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    There have been more claims about Reform UK and its finances. In fact, it has become so complicated that it’s easy to forget party leader Nigel Farage has a byelection battle on his hands. A £5 million undeclared gift from billionaire Christopher Harborne was the catalyst for Farage’s resignation as MP for Clacton – which sparked the byelection. Many observers thought his resignation was a bid to pre-empt a ruling from the parliamentary standards commissioner. Farage has denied this, but has now

  4. Article · Jul 7, 2026 · Sam Power

    Nigel Farage’s donations: four key claims fact checked by an expert in political finance (opens the original)

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    It was prototypical Nigel Farage. A cryptic announcement that a statement is about to be made, a wholesale hijacking of the news agenda hinting at a “will he won’t he?” state of affairs, followed by a blistering attack on “the establishment” (or, at least, Farage’s conception of the establishment), and a big finish – he is resigning as MP for Clacton, therefore triggering a by-election – in which he will stand once more (though it appears the other main parties will not). This news does rather b

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