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UK Police Investigate Reform UK Donations After Sting Operation

The Metropolitan Police have launched a criminal investigation into donations made to Reform UK following an undercover sting operation. The inquiry focuses on alleged overseas contributions violating campaign finance laws.

9 Sept, 13:44 — 9 Sept, 14:11
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BBCHigh47m ago

Police launch criminal investigation into Reform UK donations

The investigation, which follows a broadcast by Channel 4 News, is being folded into the inquiry that has been underway into other donations.

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bloombergHigh56m ago

UK Police Probe Farage’s Reform Party Over Donation Allegations

London’s police force is investigating Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party in relation to a TV documentary that covertly filmed senior officials appearing to discuss how to circumvent electoral law to accept foreign donations.

By Alex Wickham, Lucy White and Julian Harris

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FTVery High1h ago

Police investigate Reform UK over donor sting

Probe follows Channel 4 broadcast that showed footage of alleged attempts by the party to seek illegal overseas funding

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The GuardianMostly Factual55m ago

Met police launch inquiry into alleged overseas donations to Reform UK

Scotland Yard confirms it is investigating allegations broadcast by Channel 4 after undercover sting UK politics live – latest updates The Met police will investigate allegations that Reform UK broke electoral law relating to overseas donations as part of a wider inquiry. The force confirmed it was investigating after the allegations were broadcast by Channel 4 following an undercover sting by reporters from Verbatim, in which they posed as a foreign donor seeking to fund Reform. Continue ...

By Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

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The IndependentMostly Factual39m ago

Police launch criminal investigation into Reform UK donations after undercover sting

Allegations that the party arranged illegal donations overshadowed the party’s conference in Birmingham last weekend

By Millie Cooke and Kate Devlin

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irish-independent44m ago

Police investigating donations to Reform UK after claims in TV documentary

By Margaret Davis

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