Reform to promise tax cut for millions as donations row rumbles on Reform said the plan would save the average taxpayer £500 a year and take 2.9 million people out of income tax altogether The Independent UK · Sep 5
Two senior Reform UK officials resign as Farage faces fresh foreign donations scandal Two senior officials from the hard-right Reform UK party stepped down Friday following a hidden-camera investigation that appeared to show them soliciting substantial foreign funding for party-commissioned opinion polls and a potential £500,000 donation from a US donor – banned under UK law. France 24 · Sep 5
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
Farage to take to the stage at Reform conference again amid donations row Reform UK has found itself at the centre of another row about donations as its party conference takes place. Evening Standard · Sep 4
Scandals overshadow Reform UK conference despite Farage ‘loose pub talk’ claims IN FULL The Independent UK · Sep 4
‘Major potential breaches of British election law’: Inside Channel 4’s investigation into Reform UK Gavin Lee is pleased to welcome Peter Geoghegan, an award-winning investigative journalist. He's the editor of the Substack Democracy for Sale and the author of the best-selling book "Democracy for Sale". Geoghegan explains the significance of the Channel 4 investigation not simply over the conduct allegedly captured on camera, but… France 24 · Sep 4
Nigel Farage fights for survival as new Reform sleaze scandal rocks party Party leader dealt blow as two key aides step down hours before conference speech – and police say they are in talks with Electoral Commission The Independent UK · Sep 4
‘I can’t be bought,’ Nige tells Reform’s faithful – however different it may look Just as the party leader had hoped to change the narrative, along came Channel 4 News to spoil his conference fun The Guardian - UK · Sep 4
Cambridge University examines conduct of academic suspended by Reform UK James Orr, an associate professor, was shown in Channel 4 News footage apparently trying to sidestep electoral law The Guardian - UK · Sep 4
Andy Burnham must take his chance to bury Nigel Farage THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Reform UK’s embarrassment over an apparent conspiracy to accept foreign donations gives the prime minister an opportunity to win back the party’s left-behind voters The Independent UK · Sep 4
Protesters interrupt Nigel Farage’s conference speech Activist group Climate Resistance said it was behind the disruption, saying protesters shouted ‘Nigel, you’re bankrolled by billionaires’. Evening Standard · Sep 4
Farage seeks to shore up damaged leadership as scandal engulfs Reform conference Splits emerge within party after resignation of officials reported to police for apparent plot to evade donations law The Guardian - UK · Sep 4
Nigel Farage defends himself over foreign donation claims The annual gathering at Birmingham’s NEC has been overshadowed by yet more allegations about party funding. Evening Standard · Sep 4
Calls for Reform UK’s Richard Tice to face probe over alleged unregistered donation IN FULL The Independent UK · Sep 4
The Guardian - UK · Sep 4 The Guardian view on Reform’s funding scandal: Nigel Farage has questions to answer Editorial: An undercover investigation raises issues around foreign money, political transparency and the rightwing populist party’s fitness for power
The National (Scotland) · Sep 4 Malcolm Offord misled parliament. So why was Scotland's media silent? IN the first First Minister’s Questions of the new Holyrood session, Reform UK’s Scottish leader Malcolm Offord could not even finish his first…
The Independent UK · Sep 4 Cambridge University investigating professor over Reform UK donations sting IN FULL
The Independent UK · Sep 4 Farage’s Reform UK conference speech delayed as ‘counter terror cops won’t let him on stage’ IN FULL
Euronews · Sep 4 Bardella signs pact with Farage to stop small boat crossings 'forever' At the Reform UK Party conference on Friday, Nigel Farage and Jordan Bardella signed an agreement, vowing to end irregular migrant crossings "forever", should their respective parties come to power.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 4 Investigations launched into polling firm at centre of Reform UK allegations British Polling Council and Market Research Society announce inquiries into JL Partners, which has been accused of breaking transparency rules
The Independent UK · Sep 4 Reform councillor quits party as row erupts over alleged missing funds Tanya Brasted insisted she had ‘nothing to hide’ after Reform launched an investigation
The Conversation · Sep 4 Reform UK polling sting: why even small donations matter in politics these days Reform UK’s national conference has been rocked by allegations that senior members of the party plotted to circumvent rules on political donations. The reports centre on two payments – one real and one suggested, but both important. The two Reform staff members at the centre of the investigation have been…
The Independent UK · Sep 4 Labour demands Reform’s Richard Tice investigated over alleged undeclared donation Exclusive: Labour chair Bridget Phillipson has written to Parliament’s commissioner for standards to ask him to probe reports
The Guardian - UK · Sep 4 Reform UK exposé comes just as Farage was hoping to change the narrative With senior party figures appearing split and leader’s favourability rating dropping, questions about donations are causing yet more headaches
The Guardian - UK · Sep 4 What is the latest finance scandal facing Reform UK? The potential breaches of the law exposed in an undercover film, what police say, and the party’s likely defence