Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleReform UK are alleged to have breached political donation rules (Reuters)The Metropolitan Police Special Enquiry Team has launched a criminal investigation into allegations that Reform UK breached political donation rules regarding potential illegal foreign funding under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. The investigation was initiated after Labour and the Liberal Democrats submitted complaints following a Channel 4 News broadcast featuring undercover footage obtained by investigative group Verbatim, which showed senior party figures discussing ways to disguise foreign donations. The fallout from the allegations overshadowed Reform UK's conference in Birmingham and triggered the resignations of Nigel Farage's chief of staff, Dan Jukes, and policy director, James Orr. The footage captured a conversation where a US donor suggested channelling a £500,000 donation to Reform through his UK-based son, though Nigel Farage claimed he was not listening at the time and maintained no laws were broken because no money changed hands. Metropolitan Police detectives are working to obtain the full broadcast footage while liaising closely with the Electoral Commission and the Crown Prosecution Service, with no arrests made or individuals interviewed under caution so far. In fullPolice launch criminal investigation into Reform UK donations after undercover stingMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Met Police investigating Reform UK over foreign donation allegations
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleReform UK are alleged to have breached political donation rules (Reuters)The Metropolitan Police Special Enquiry Team has launched a criminal investigation into allegations that Reform UK breached political donation rules regarding potential illegal foreign funding under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. The investigation was initiated after Labour and the Liberal Democrats submitted complaints following a Channel 4 News broadcast featuring undercover footage obtained by investigative group Verbatim, which showed senior party figures discussing ways to disguise foreign donations. The fallout from the allegations overshadowed Reform UK's conference in Birmingham and triggered the resignations of Nigel Farage's chief of staff, Dan Jukes, and policy director, James Orr. The footage captured a conversation where a US donor suggested channelling a £500,000 donation to Reform through his UK-based son, though Nigel Farage claimed he was not listening at the time and maintained no laws were broken because no money changed hands. Metropolitan Police detectives are working to obtain the full broadcast footage while liaising closely with the Electoral Commission and the Crown Prosecution Service, with no arrests made or individuals interviewed under caution so far. In fullPolice launch criminal investigation into Reform UK donations after undercover stingMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
