Met police launch inquiry into alleged overseas donations to Reform UK
Summary
The Metropolitan Police are investigating claims that Reform UK may have broken rules about receiving donations from overseas. This follows a Channel 4 report where undercover journalists posed as foreign donors and secretly recorded conversations with two advisers to Nigel Farage, who then resigned.Key Facts
- The Met police confirmed an investigation into possible illegal overseas donations to Reform UK.
- The investigation started after Channel 4 broadcast a report based on an undercover sting operation.
- Journalists from Verbatim posed as foreign donors trying to fund Reform UK.
- Two advisers to Nigel Farage, Dan Jukes and James Orr, resigned after being recorded discussing how to bypass donation laws.
- The police are looking into similar donation issues already under their special enquiry team.
- The Met is working with the Electoral Commission and Crown Prosecution Service during the inquiry.
- Detectives are trying to get all footage related to the Channel 4 broadcast to aid their investigation.
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