Reform UK receives second £36million donation in two days from crypto billionaires The BitMEX co-founder said he provided the funds to ensure a ‘fair fight and a level playing field’ between parties Evening Standard · Sep 12
Reform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaire Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by Trump The Guardian - UK · Sep 11
Reform secures record-breaking £36m donation from crypto entrepreneur The huge sum comes as the party and leader Nigel Farage face intense scrutiny over its funding The Independent UK · Sep 11
The two-year trail of financial controversy dogging Reform and Farage Six claims the party has faced – from an undisclosed £5m gift to an alleged plot to bypass election laws The Guardian - UK · Sep 5
Reform officials ‘plotted to break law on foreign donations’ in undercover film Investigation broadcast by Channel 4 News shows man posing as ‘impermissible donor’ paying for polling that helped Reform The Guardian - UK · Sep 3
British crypto billionaire Ben Delo donates more millions to Reform UK IN FULL The Independent UK · Sep 3
Reform given another £4m from crypto billionaire pardoned by Donald Trump Ben Delo, who has said he wants to help ‘build a war chest’ for Reform to fight the next election, has given the party a total of £8m The Independent UK · Sep 3
Crypto billionaire pardoned by Trump gives Reform UK another £4m Party confident money from Ben Delo will not be caught in new overseas donor cap The Guardian - UK · Sep 3
Wednesday briefing: Do MPs have the will to stop mega-donors interfering in UK politics? In today’s newsletter: The representation of the people bill has become a test of whether Britain can curb the surge in billionaire‑backed donations trying to influence how we run the country The Guardian - UK · Jul 15
Nigel Farage is just one strand in the tangle of rightwing politicians and crypto investors These financiers want to remodel the UK into a form that suits them – one that could threaten to erode the barriers between crime and business, says Guardian columnist John Harris The Guardian - UK · Jul 12
What are the rules on political donations and gifts in the UK? Mega-donors are coming under scrutiny with growing calls for donations cap beyond those from overseas investors The Guardian - UK · Jul 10
New foreign donation rules could hit Reform UK’s crypto millionaire funders hard ‘These tough new rules will shut down dodgy funding, stop foreign money influencing our elections and keep our democracy strong,’ says Communities Secretary Steve Reed The Independent UK · Jul 6
‘It is unsustainable’: Reform’s billionaire donors inspire panic in Westminster While huge donations are nothing new in UK politics, some fear electoral finance is distorting democracy itself The Guardian - UK · Jun 4
Reform is raising millions more than other political parties – here’s how IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 4
The Independent UK · Jun 4 Reform UK receives millions from crypto billionaires and foreign donors as donations soar Donors based abroad now face a cap of £100,000 a year on the amount they can give to political parties
The Guardian - UK · Jun 4 Reform UK raising millions more than other parties, donation figures show Farage’s party brings in £9m largely from crypto billionaires in three months, more than twice that of Labour and Tories
The Guardian - UK · Jun 4 Starmer to meet Henry Nowak’s family this afternoon, No 10 says – as it happened The private meeting will take place in Downing Street
The Guardian - UK · Jun 3 Starmer says Farage ‘dodging questions’ about £5m gift from crypto billionaire Prime minister says ‘£5m question still remains’, as pressure grows on Reform UK leader over Christopher Harborne gift
The Guardian - UK · Apr 8 British crypto billionaire Ben Delo says he has given £4m to Reform UK Delo, pardoned by Trump after violating US banking law, describes himself as champion of free speech
The Independent UK · Apr 8 Billionaire returning to UK from Hong Kong to donate millions to Reform Ben Delo says he will return to so he can give millions more to fund the party’s ‘war chest’
The Guardian - UK · Mar 18 Revealed: a crypto billionaire’s political base hosting ‘anti-woke’ and rightwing activists in Westminster Pardoned by Trump after violating US banking law, Ben Delo provides funding, networking, and podcasting space for a range of groups, including those with hardline views on migration and abortion
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