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UK police to investigate allegations Reform UK breached donation rules
- The Metropolitan Police launched a criminal investigation into Reform following allegations of illegal foreign funding, triggered by a broadcast from Channel 4 News last week.
- Allegations emerged that Reform accepted £32,500 for three polls from an entity posing as an American financier, which was actually Verbatim, an investigative group conducting undercover reporting.
- Potential offences involve breaches under the Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000, as foreign companies are not permissible funding sources for political parties, including payments for research.
- Following the claims, James Orr, Reform's head of policy, and Dan Jukes, a close aide to Nigel Farage, resigned from the party. Reform "denies any wrongdoing and will fully cooperate with the investigation."
- Detectives from the Special Enquiry Team continue to liaise closely with the Electoral Commission and Crown Prosecution Service, while seeking to obtain relevant footage from the broadcast.
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UK police to investigate allegations Reform UK breached donation rules
British police said on Wednesday they will carry out a criminal investigation into allegations that the populist Reform UK party, led by Nigel Farage, breached donation rules, after its officials were filmed by undercover reporters.
·London, United Kingdom
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