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Reform UK: Police launch investigation into allegations Britain’s hard-right party broke donations law
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Key Points:
- The Metropolitan Police have launched a criminal investigation into the hard-right Reform UK party following an undercover Channel 4 report alleging illegal use of foreign donors to fund political polling.
- The sting revealed party officials arranged for a US company to pay for polls that were presented as independent by national newspapers, influencing narratives ahead of May’s local elections.
- The undercover reporter posed as the son of a wealthy American willing to funnel money to Reform UK, violating UK electoral laws prohibiting foreign donations to political parties.
- Senior party figures James Orr and Dan Jukes have resigned, and the investigation will merge with an ongoing probe into other undisclosed donations linked to party leader Nigel Farage.
- Reform UK denies any wrongdoing and has pledged full cooperation with the police investigation amid mounting financial scrutiny and political pressure on Farage.
