Why is Farage’s Reform accused of violating the UK’s foreign funding rules?

Undercover footage allegedly shows top Reform officials discussing ways to evade foreign funding laws.

x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage stands on the side of the stage on the second day of the annual Reform UK party conference, in Birmingham, England, on September 4 [Oli Scarff/AFP] By Stephen Quillen Published On 4 Sep 2026 4 Sep 2026 The anti-immigration Reform UK party said two of its senior officials had stepped down on Friday, following allegations that they were secretly filmed appearing to discuss ways to circumvent UK electoral laws on foreign donations.

The far-right party, whose popularity has soared in the past two years, is already embroiled in several other funding scandals involving its leader Nigel Farage. On Friday, it announced an internal probe into the latest case, which was brought to light by a Channel 4 investigation.