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Reform UK has launched an internal investigation into two senior officials after an undercover report alleged they sought to circumvent British electoral laws by accepting foreign donations, the party confirmed to the PA news agency on Friday.
The investigation follows a Channel 4 News and Verbatim Investigations sting, broadcast on the eve of the party’s annual conference in Birmingham, which showed James Orr, Reform UK’s head of policy, and Dan Jukes, a senior aide to leader Nigel Farage, apparently discussing ways to use a £500,000 donation from a purported U.S. businessman for party polling. British law prohibits foreign political donations. The donors were later revealed to be undercover reporters.
Farage denied any wrongdoing in a speech to the conference, calling the footage a “trap” set by “foreign-funded activists” and insisting the party had “broken no law” and “taken no money.” He told LBC radio: “The party has not broken any laws. The party has not taken any dodgy money or anything like that.” The party suspended Orr and Jukes pending the probe.
The UK Electoral Commission said it was examining the allegations and was in contact with police. Labour and the Liberal Democrats had already referred the matter to the Metropolitan Police. Farage, who is already facing scrutiny over a separate funding scandal, was heckled by protesters during his conference address.
The scandal has overshadowed Reform UK’s conference, which runs through Saturday in Birmingham. The party had previously led opinion polls for over a year but has seen support dip amid the funding controversy.
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