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Will the £72m of donations to Reform UK be allowed?
UK NewsPolitics•September 14, 2026 at 7:41 PMNational

Will the £72m of donations to Reform UK be allowed?

By Kiran Stacey and Henry Dyer•The Guardian - UK News

Key questions surrounding the huge sums donated by crypto billionaires Christopher Harborne and Ben DeloReform UK announced over the weekend the two biggest single political donations in British history: £36m from the Thailand-based crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne and a further £36m from another crypto billionaire, Ben Delo.However, by Monday experts were questioning whether the donations would be legal, especially under the elections bill that the government is bringing through parliament and which will apply retrospectively. Continue reading...

Key questions surrounding the huge sums donated by crypto billionaires Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo

Reform UK announced over the weekend the two biggest single political donations in British history: £36m from the Thailand-based crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne and a further £36m from another crypto billionaire, Ben Delo.

However, by Monday experts were questioning whether the donations would be legal, especially under the elections bill that the government is bringing through parliament and which will apply retrospectively.

Continue reading...