Reform clears its own officials of breaking party funding laws despite police investigation
Reform UK has cleared two senior officials of violating party funding laws following an internal inquiry, despite an ongoing police investigation. The officials were filmed discussing a potential scheme involving an overseas donor, which is prohibited under UK electoral law.
Why it matters
The incident raises significant questions regarding political transparency and the integrity of party funding regulations in the UK.
Nigel Farage met the undercover reporters as would-be donors but later said he had not been listening when the scheme was explained to him. Nigel Farage met the undercover reporters as would-be donors but later said he had not been listening when the scheme was explained to him. Reform UK Reform clears its own officials of breaking party funding laws despite police investigation Internal inquiry exonerates Dan Jukes and James Orr, who were filmed talking about scheme involving US donor
Prefer the Guardian on Google Reform UK has cleared two of its senior officials of breaking laws that ban foreign donations, despite the matter remaining under police investigation.
The party published a 27-page report of an internal inquiry finding that Dan Jukes, Nigel Farage’s press adviser, and James Orr, its head of policy, had not breached funding rules.
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