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Senior aides to U.K.'s Nigel Farage step down in donation scandal where reporter posed as wealthy American's son

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Senior aides to U.K.'s Nigel Farage step down in donation scandal where reporter posed as wealthy American's son
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Two senior aides to UK Reform party leader Nigel Farage have resigned following an investigative report by Channel 4. The report alleged the party violated electoral laws regarding foreign donations after a journalist posed as a donor.

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The scandal poses a significant challenge to the Reform party's credibility and raises questions about the integrity of UK political campaign financing.

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Two senior aides to Nigel Farage, the firebrand leader of the U.K.'s populist Reform party, have stepped down after the party was accused of breaking British electoral law concerning foreign funding in the wake of an investigative news report where a journalist posed as a wealthy American's son who wanted to donate to the party.In a statement, a spokesperson for the party said it was launching an internal probe after the report aired on Britain's Channel 4 news late Thursday. Two Reform party officials, James Orr and Dan Jukes, have left their positions pending the outcome of that investigation, the spokesperson said."The party believes it is important that the investigation is allowed to proceed independently and without prejudice.

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