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Reform UK’s £72m donations may be caught by new bill, Rayner suggests

Minister points to legislation’s retrospective effect, but Reform says it is confident funding is within the law UK politics live – latest updates Reform UK’s record £72m in donations from two crypto billionaires could… Grouped from 2 articles across 1 sources.

2 reports1 sourceSep 13, 2026, 10:31 AM
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The GuardianSep 13, 2026, 10:31 AM

Reform UK’s £72m donations may be caught by new bill, Rayner suggests

Minister points to legislation’s retrospective effect, but Reform says it is confident funding is within the law UK politics live – latest updates Reform UK’s record £72m in donations from two crypto billionaires could be caught in a new bill which will apply retrospectively, a cabinet minister has suggested. Labour MPs have voiced anger on internal WhatsApp groups that the government did not act last week to restrict domestic donations in the elections bill after two donors – Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo – gave Reform UK a total of £72m over the weekend. Continue reading...

The GuardianSep 12, 2026, 4:06 PM

Donations of £72m make Reform’s prospects both rosier and riskier

Party can boost its campaign power with funds from billionaire backers, but it can also lose support from ordinary Britons All things being equal, pretty much any political strategist would welcome a £72m war chest; a sum higher than the combined spending of every major party at the 2024 general election. But all things are not equal, and with such a huge amount comes risk. Reform UK has been vocal in its arguments that two sudden £36m windfalls from billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne merely “levels the playing field” with the bigger parties when it comes to funding. Continue reading...

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