Reform UK given record £36m donation from crypto billionaire Ben Delo
The donation tops the previous UK political record and comes as Nigel Farage’s party seeks to narrow the gap with Labour and the Conservatives.
- On Friday, crypto investor Ben Delo announced a record £36 million donation to Britain's populist Reform UK party, providing a major financial boost as the group seeks to challenge the Labour Party and Conservatives.
- The contribution dwarfs the previous £10 million record left by British businessman John Sainsbury, while Delo, a BitMEX co-founder convicted of U.S. banking secrecy violations and pardoned by President Donald Trump, previously contributed £4 million.
- Reform UK faces ongoing police inquiries over foreign funding allegations and payments from deputy leader Richard Tice's company, while Nigel Farage remains under investigation by the parliamentary standards commissioner regarding a £5 million gift.
- A Labour Party spokesperson claimed Farage was "still up to his neck in scandal," while Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office spokesperson Lisa Smart added that Farage intended to "bring Trump's America to our shores by buying his way into power."
- Delo stated he wanted to ensure a "fair fight" with Britain's main parties, advising Reform in a Telegraph opinion piece to spend less time fundraising and more time preparing for government.
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A crypto billionaire has transferred 42 million euros to the right-wing populist reform UK. He wants to help the party "preparing for governance".
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Great Yorkshire RadioReform UK given record £36m donation from crypto billionaire Ben Delo
The sum comes after a summer dominated by scrutiny of Nigel Farage's party, including an ongoing criminal investigation into allegations it breached rules on political donations.
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Crypto-billionaire gives Farage's Reform UK record £36m donation
A cryptocurrency billionaire announced Friday he has donated £36 million (€42 million) to Nigel Farage's hard-right Reform UK, the largest gift in British political history, despite the party being mired in several funding scandals.Ben Delo said in a Daily Telegraph newspaper article he had given Reform the record sum because it lacked the long-term financial...
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