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Farage’s Reform UK gets two £36m donations from crypto billionaires
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Key Points:
- Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party received two separate £36 million donations from crypto billionaires Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo, marking the largest political donations ever made in the UK.
- Ben Delo stated the funding was intended to create a "level playing field" for Reform UK in the upcoming general election, while Harborne described his contribution as a philanthropic gift to the country.
- Reform UK has been leading polls since April 2025 but recently slipped behind Labour under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, with the party preparing for a potential early election by recruiting candidates.
- The party and Farage face ongoing scrutiny and a Metropolitan Police investigation over alleged breaches of foreign funding laws, including questions about a separate £5 million donation from Harborne accepted by Farage personally in early 2024.
