Nigel Farage 'didn't give a second thought' to illegal £500,000 offer NIGEL Farage has claimed he “didn’t give it a second thought” when he was offered an illegal £500,000 donation. The National (Scotland) · Sep 4
Nigel Farage hit by Zia Yusuf 'running to replace him' row on first day of Reform UK main conference Reform home affairs spokesman Mr Yusuf accused of leadership ambitions after putting out a video on X entitled: ‘This is my story’ Evening Standard · Sep 4
Farage and Le Pen’s prodigy Bardella sign pact to ‘stop small boats forever’ The Reform UK leader and National Rally president pledged a new ‘entente cordiale’ between the UK and France The Independent UK · Sep 4
Voices: The end of Nigel Farage is nigh… again COMMENT: Mired in a new donations scandal, the Reform leader has become the Sisyphus of British politics, enjoying the success of pushing the rock up the mountain, only to crash again, says John Rentoul The Independent UK · Sep 4
Nigel Farage meeting a ‘shadowy foreign donor’? It can only be another establishment stitch-up The only thing more dodgy than Reform’s financial dealings is the egregious lunchtime combination of oysters, Guinness and champagne, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde The Guardian - UK · Sep 4
Nigel Farage dismisses foreign donations claim as ‘loose pub talk’ The Reform UK leader insisted ‘nothing illegal’ had happened. Evening Standard · Sep 4
Populism poses serious challenge to independent central banks, Bailey says Bank of England governor says central bankers must explain decisions or risk being seen as ‘unrepresentative elite’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 4
Reform UK's leader in Scotland suggests '2 million votes' as trigger for indyref2 REFORM UK's leader in Scotland has suggested a new trigger for a second Scottish independence referendum ... The National (Scotland) · Sep 4
Reform's Laila Cunningham slaps down James Cleverly as London mayor race heats up 'We've built an election machine': Laila Cunningham hits back at party conference at suggestion Reform can't win London Mayor race Evening Standard · Sep 4
Reform and Tory-linked polling firm 'clearly' breached rules, industry body says A UK polling firm favoured by the right-wing media and founded by former Tory staffers is guilty of “clear” rule breaches, the British Polling… The National (Scotland) · Sep 4
Nigel Farage's biggest ever crisis: Why bombshell video clips are so damning for the Reform leader Commentary: The images of Mr Farage and Reform officials caught in an ‘undercover sting’ will cut through to millions of voters Evening Standard · Sep 4
Reform’s new donation scandal proves Farage’s party is completely out of control ANALYSIS: Nigel Farage will probably survive this latest scandal but he cannot survive the dysfunctionality of his own party – and it could destroy Reform’s hopes of winning an election, as David Maddox reports The Independent UK · Sep 4
Nigel Farage's party suspends top officials after undercover sting makes foreign funding claims Reform UK, a British anti-immigration party, has suspended two senior officials after videos showed them discussing potential foreign funding, which could breach electoral law The Independent UK · Sep 4
Elections watchdog calls in police over claims Reform UK 'knowingly breached law' THE elections watchdog has contacted the police after secretly recorded video appeared to show some of Nigel Farage’s closest aides conspiring to… The National (Scotland) · Sep 4
Euronews · Sep 4 Bardella to meet with Farage at Reform party conference in Birmingham, as part of international tour Jordan Bardella and Nigel Farage are set to discuss illegal migration, as well as joint cooperation between the UK and France aimed at tackling small boat crossing at the Reform party conference on Friday.
The Independent UK · Sep 4 What are the allegations Reform UK is facing on illegal donations as police launch probe Nigel Farage has insisted he and his aides ‘had done nothing illegal’ – but the Met says ‘there are potential offences requiring investigation’
International Business Times UK · Sep 4 Nigel Farage Aide 'Suggests' Way Around Donations Law in Undercover Sting as Reform Leader Listens An undercover investigation reveals Reform UK officials discussing ways to bypass UK electoral laws for a £500,000 foreign donation, sparking calls for legal scrutiny.
Evening Standard · Sep 4 Nigel Farage says Reform UK has ‘broken no laws’ as aides quit amid allegations James Orr and Dan Jukes have stepped down and the party has launched an investigation following allegations they breached political donation rules.
The National (Scotland) · Sep 4 Want press access at the Reform UK conference? That'll cost you IT was some kind of luck that had sent me to Reform UK’s conference in Birmingham; good or bad, I couldn’t tell
The National (Scotland) · Sep 4 Reform members greeted by 'dodgy money' protests as they arrive for party conference REFORM members have been greeted to the party’s conference in Birmingham by protesters highlighting Nigel Farage’s “dodgy money”.
Radio France Internationale · Sep 4 How France and Britain’s far right are building a populist ‘entente cordiale’ Jordan Bardella will address Reform UK's party conference in Birmingham on Friday, putting the French far-right leader alongside Nigel Farage as both men seek to strengthen their political profiles. The appearance also marks closer ties between two of Europe's most successful populist radical-right parties that share similar positions on immigration…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 4 Reform UK suspends two senior officials after undercover report on donations Revelations are further blow to Nigel Farage before conference speech, with Labour reporting party to police
Evening Standard · Sep 4 Who are James Orr and Dan Jukes? Senior officials resign from Reform UK over undercover funding sting Nigel Farage’s senior aide and head of policy have stepped down, pending the outcome of an internal investigation
The Guardian - UK · Sep 4 Farage gives speech at Reform conference after party officials suspended over donations sting – as it happened James Orr and Dan Jukes, aides to Nigel Farage, stepped down after an investigation by Channel 4 News