Reform UK Reported to Police Over £500,000 Foreign Donation Scheme

Reform UK Reported to Police Over £500,000 Foreign Donation Scheme

Reform UK has been reported to police over an alleged attempt to accept a £500,000 donation from a foreign national, according to an undercover investigation broadcast on Channel 4 News [1].

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The sting, carried out by Verbatim, an investigative group founded by journalists from the non-profit Centre for Climate Reporting, allegedly shows party aides discussing ways to bypass electoral law [1]. The reported methods include hiding the donor’s identity and commissioning polling without declaring it to newspapers [1].

Under UK law, political parties cannot accept donations from foreign citizens [1]. The police have not yet commented on whether they will open a formal investigation [1].

The news comes as Reform UK opens its annual conference [1]. Party leader Nigel Farage has previously suggested the party was “hoaxed” by the investigators, a claim the report’s authors reject [1]. In response, Farage has not resigned or called a byelection—a move he has made in the past during controversies—and has instead framed the report as another attempt by the political establishment to undermine him [1].

The party has not yet issued a detailed response to the specific allegations in the broadcast [1].

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