Reform’s £72m donations represent ‘crisis for our democracy’, says union boss Schools minister Georgia Gould said the government is ‘really worried about the the big money that's coming into politics’ The Independent UK · Sep 14
Voters turn against Nigel Farage in record numbers as Reform UK funding storm grows, new poll reveals The Reform UK leader is now as unpopular as Sir Keir Starmer was just before he resigned, according to the YouGov poll Evening Standard · Sep 14
Who Are Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne? Crypto Billionaires Behind Reform UK's Record £72m Haul Reform UK says Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne each donated £36m, prompting debate over political donation rules and proposed restrictions on overseas-linked contributions International Business Times UK · Sep 14
Monday briefing: What do Reform’s record-setting £72m donations mean for the party – and our politics? In today’s newsletter: As Labour MPs scramble to realign later today around a bill that could stop donations like this in their tracks, a look at new game-changing donations to a party engulfed in financial scandals The Guardian - UK · Sep 14
Donations cap to be debated in wake of £72 million Reform gifts Reform has said it will use the money to fund its preparations for office. Evening Standard · Sep 13
Who is Ben Delo and how much is he worth? Crypto billionaire who gave £36m to Reform Mr Delo donated Reform £36 million over the weekend, before Christopher Harborne matched the amount the following day Evening Standard · Sep 13
The American emperor’s new clothes? Brief letters: Trump’s toga | Reform UK donations | Ben Delo | Word watch | Andy Burnham | The name game The Guardian - UK · Sep 13
Who better to defend Reform’s latest millions than Honest Bob Jenrick? The man who once helped Richard ‘Dirty’ Desmond save a load of tax was wheeled out to face Laura Kuenssberg The Guardian - UK · Sep 13
Labour’s crackdown on Reform donations is a bid to save democracy – and itself ANALYSIS: In being so brazen about trying to remove funding that Nigel Farage’s party has received, Labour opens an entire new Pandora’s box on the issue, as political editor David Maddox reports The Independent UK · Sep 13
Trade unions, MPs and donors urge Burnham to revisit party funding rules PM has so far declined to insert curbs on UK-based donors, despite £72m donations from billionaires to Reform UK The Guardian - UK · Sep 13
Rayner hints at donations cap after Reform given £72m by crypto-billionaires The donations have reignited calls for a limit on donations. Evening Standard · Sep 13
Nigel Farage says £72m donations from crypto billionaires will help Reform prepare for government Reform UK has received two record-breaking donations of £36million from cryptocurrency billionaires Evening Standard · Sep 13
Reform could face action over £72m crypto donations, Rayner warns The housing secretary was reacting to two £36m donations to Nigel Farage’s party in 48 hours The Independent UK · Sep 13
Reform’s Robert Jenrick ‘very confident’ £72m donations are ‘perfectly legal’ – as it happened Party’s economic spokesperson says donations are a ‘breakthrough moment’ as Labour’s Angela Rayner warns of possible retrospective action The Guardian - UK · Sep 13
Evening Standard · Sep 12 Crypto-billionaires want ‘nothing’ in exchange for £72m donations, says Reform The party received the gifts from Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo in the space of 24 hours.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12 Donations of £72m make Reform’s prospects both rosier and riskier Party can boost its campaign power with funds from billionaire backers, but it can also lose support from ordinary Britons
Evening Standard · Sep 12 Burnham faces call for donations cap after Reform given £72m in two days Cryptocurrency billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne have each donated £36 million.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 12 Christopher Harborne matches £36m Reform donation of Ben Delo Party leader, Nigel Farage, ‘humbled’ by contributions from billionaires as Harborne addresses ‘media speculation’
The Independent UK · Sep 12 Voices: Nigel Farage won’t win the election, even with all the money in the world Two record donations, a total of £72m for Reform in two days, still leave the party with a major problem, says John Rentoul
The National (Scotland) · Sep 12 Labour urged to U-turn on donation cap after Reform receive £72m from 2 billionaires LABOUR have been called to U-turn on their decision to vote against a cap on all party donations after Reform UK received £72 million in “dark…
The National (Scotland) · Sep 12 Reform UK receive second record-breaking £36m donation from crypto billionaire REFORM UK have received a second £36 million donation after Christopher Harborne matched a record-breaking gift to the party by his fellow…
Evening Standard · Sep 12 Second cryptocurrency billionaire gives £36 million to Reform Christopher Harborne said the money was ‘a philanthropic gift to our country’.
The Independent UK · Sep 12 Farage’s Reform UK secures second £36m donation from cryptocurrency tycoon in two days Nigel Farage says he is honoured and humbled that Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne have ‘shown such confidence in Reform’
Evening Standard · Sep 12 Crypto tycoon donates record £36m to Reform UK The extraordinary sum offers a boost to Nigel Farage’s party after a summer dominated by scrutiny of his and Reform’s finances.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 12 Convicted criminal crypto billionaire donates record £36 million to Reform UK A CRYPTO billionaire has donated £36 million, the biggest donation in British political history, to Reform UK days after the police launched an…