Nigel Farage defiant over foreign donations sting as two Reform UK aides stand down
Two senior aides to Nigel Farage have resigned from the Reform UK party following an undercover investigation by Channel 4. The documentary alleged that the party attempted to bypass UK laws regarding foreign political donations.
Why it matters
This incident raises serious questions about political campaign finance transparency and the integrity of UK electoral laws.
Mr Farage was secretly recorded by journalists posing as prospective donors. ( AP Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth )
Two senior aides in Nigel Farage's populist party Reform UK have stepped down over a foreign donations sting.
Dan Jukes, the leader's senior aide, and James Orr, the party’s head of policy, have been suspended from their roles while the party conducts an internal investigation.
Mr Farage has insisted that Reform UK has not accepted any foreign cash, and dismissed comments made by his staffers in an investigative documentary — produced by a not-for-profit investigative journalism group — as "boasts" and "loose talk".
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