Dig Deep! Reform frontbench promotes JCBs after £200,000 donation from firm
Summary
Leaders of Reform UK have promoted a JCB pothole-fixing machine while the party received a £200,000 donation from JCB, a British construction machinery company. Some councils run by Reform UK and other parties have started using the machine, which the company says repairs potholes faster and cheaper than current methods.Key Facts
- Reform UK politicians, including Nigel Farage and others, spoke positively about JCB’s PotHole Pro machine.
- Reform UK received a £200,000 donation from JCB in November 2024.
- JCB’s chairman, Anthony Bamford, was previously a member of the Conservative Party until 2024.
- At least two councils run by Reform UK have adopted the machine through normal procurement processes.
- Other councils, including those led by Labour and Conservatives, also use the PotHole Pro machine.
- The machine is said to fix potholes up to four times faster and at half the cost of traditional methods.
- Reform UK promoted JCB machines in local election leaflets, leading to a complaint and investigation request by the Liberal Democrats.
- JCB states the machine is used across councils from different political parties in Great Britain.
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