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Second crypto billionaire donates record $49m to far-right Reform UK
Al Jazeera • • general
Key Points:
- Two British billionaires, Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo, have each donated nearly $49 million to the far-right Reform UK party, bringing total recent donations to $97 million.
- Harborne described his $48.7 million donation as a “philanthropic gift” aimed at supporting Reform UK, which he likened to a startup lacking traditional political funding infrastructure.
- The large donations come amid a Metropolitan Police criminal investigation into whether Reform UK accepted illegal foreign funding.
- Reform UK leader Nigel Farage praised the contributions as support for a government that will “fix Britain,” while Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch criticized the party for lacking integrity.
- Reform UK, successor to the Brexit Party, has gained prominence amid voter dissatisfaction with the Conservative and Labour parties, though recent polls suggest some loss of support since Labour’s leadership change.
