Reform clears its own officials of breaking party funding laws despite police investigation
Summary
Reform UK has cleared two senior officials of breaking rules against foreign donations in an internal report, even though the police are still investigating the matter. The officials were filmed by undercover reporters discussing possible illegal funding schemes, but the party found no proof that donations were made or accepted.Key Facts
- Reform UK’s internal report cleared Dan Jukes and James Orr of breaking foreign donation laws.
- Police continue investigating possible electoral law breaches related to Reform UK’s funding.
- Undercover reporters secretly recorded Jukes and Orr discussing a US donor paying for polling worth over £30,000.
- Donations from overseas are banned under UK political funding laws.
- The report said the party did not arrange or pay for the polling, so it was not considered a donation.
- A proposed £500,000 donation was never made or formally agreed upon.
- Nigel Farage met undercover reporters posing as donors but later said he was not listening to the offer.
- The party described some of the officials’ comments as “foolish” but found no evidence of illegal donations.
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