UK police to investigate allegations Reform UK breached donation rules
- The Metropolitan Police launched a criminal investigation into Reform following allegations of illegal foreign funding, triggered by a broadcast from Channel 4 News last week.
- Allegations emerged that Reform accepted £32,500 for three polls from an entity posing as an American financier, which was actually Verbatim, an investigative group conducting undercover reporting.
- Potential offences involve breaches under the Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000, as foreign companies are not permissible funding sources for political parties, including payments for research.
- Following the claims, James Orr, Reform's head of policy, and Dan Jukes, a close aide to Nigel Farage, resigned from the party. Reform "denies any wrongdoing and will fully cooperate with the investigation."
- Detectives from the Special Enquiry Team continue to liaise closely with the Electoral Commission and Crown Prosecution Service, while seeking to obtain relevant footage from the broadcast.
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Police launch criminal probe into Reform UK financing
Police have launched a criminal investigation into Reform UK over allegations the party breached foreign funding laws, on Wednesday, following an undercover investigation by Channel 4 News. The Metropolitan Police’s Special Enquiry Team is incorporating the investigation into an existing probe into other donations made to the party. The investigation follows footage showing two senior […]
(London=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Ji-yeon = Police investigation into allegations of political funding by the British right-wing party, the Reform Party, is expanding.
Reform UK 'denies any wrongdoing and will fully cooperate with the investigation,' says spokesperson
The Greater London Police (Scotland Yard) will initiate an investigation into the right party "Reform the United Kingdom" (Reform UK) on suspicion of violating the law on the financing of political parties, reporting on Wednesday to The Guardian.
London's Metropolitan Police are acting after undercover footage aread by Channel 4 News last Thursday shown Reform figures discussing steps to secure a foreign donation, which is banned under UK electoral law.
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