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Nigel Farage's Reform lands one of Britain's biggest ever political donations
Christopher Harborne's £9 million donation in August is the largest ever from a living UK donor, boosting Reform UK's Q3 total above £10.5 million, surpassing major parties.
- Electoral Commission filings show this year Reform UK received a £9m donation from Christopher Harborne, the largest from a living UK donor, after Sainsbury's £10m bequest.
- Christopher Harborne, British-born businessman , previously donated nearly £13 million to the Brexit Party and supported the Conservative Party, chairs Sherriff Global Group.
- Reform UK reported taking 10,526,846 in the quarter, outpacing the Tories, Labour, and Lib Dems, and received other gifts including 500,000 from Nick Candy and 50,000 from Viscountess Rothermere.
- With elections in May next year, Harborne's gift provides Reform UK resources to develop policies and expand national advertising and ground operations.
- Against a backdrop of crypto scrutiny, Byline Times reported concerns that an electoral loophole could allow anonymous crypto donations, while Reform UK is the first party to accept crypto and Nigel Farage promotes Tether, which Bloomberg said seeks $20 billion funding toward a $500 billion valuation.
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The murky world of political donations
Reform are in the money. This morning the Electoral Commission has dropped the latest figures on political donations, and Reform are streets ahead. Former Tory donor Christopher Harborne has handed Nigel Farage £9 million, what we believe to be a record amount from a single donor. How much impact will this have on Reform’s chances
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