Met Police Assess Farage, Allies Over £500,000 Reform UK Funding Claims
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 5
Met Police Assess Farage, Allies Over £500,000 Reform UK Funding Claims
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Sep 5
Summary
Channel 4 footage showing aide Dan Jukes discussing a way around electoral law to secure a £500,000 foreign donation has pushed the Metropolitan Police to assess whether Nigel Farage, Jukes and policy chief James Orr broke funding rules.
Farage has suspended Jukes and Orr as the scandal engulfs Reform UK’s annual conference, with sources cited by the Guardian saying a full police investigation is highly likely.
Jukes denies wrongdoing, Orr says he will co-operate with the party’s internal inquiry, and Farage insists Reform UK did not break the law while conceding some "human error" and a need to "professionalise."
The allegations have stirred anger inside Reform, with insiders telling the i Paper they fear scrutiny of donations and want Farage to bring in a seasoned political professional.