Reform UK gets record £72m from crypto billionaires; police launch probe
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Neutral summary
Reform UK has received a record £72 million in donations from two cryptocurrency billionaires, Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne, who each gave £36 million. British police have opened a criminal investigation into the donations amid questions over whether they breached rules on foreign political donations. Labour's government, including Housing Secretary Angela Rayner, has signalled possible caps on large donations that could be applied retrospectively. Reform UK said it is “very confident” the donations were “perfectly legal,” while MP Robert Jenrick called them a “breakthrough moment” for the party.
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GB News (outlet profile)
Nigel Farage secures record £36million donation in boost to Reform UK's election war chest. Nigel Farage has secured a record-breaking £36million donation in a major boost to Reform UK ahead of the next general election…
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Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
Crypto entrepreneur pardoned by Trump donates £36 million to Farage's Reform UK
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Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
Crypto investor pardoned by Trump donates £36 million to Farage's Reform UK
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Reform secures record-breaking £36m donation from crypto entrepreneur. The huge sum comes as the party and leader Nigel Farage face intense scrutiny over its funding
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Daily Express (outlet profile)
Nigel Farage handed staggering £36m donation in huge Reform UK win. The sum has been given so that the party can compete on a "level playing field".
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Bloomberg (outlet profile)
Billionaire Delo Gives Record £36 Million to Farage’s Reform UK. BitMEX founder Ben Delo pledged £36 million ($48.7 million) to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, a record donation designed to help the insurgent party fend off i…
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Crypto-billionaire donates record £36million to Reform UK because he wants Farage's party to have 'a fair fight' at the general election. Ben Delo, the co-founder of a crypto trading platform, made the donation followin…
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ТАСС (outlet profile)
Партия Reform UK получит рекордное для Британии пожертвование. Его размер составит £36 млн
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Sky News (outlet profile)
Reform given record £36m donation from crypto billionaire. Reform UK has received a £36m donation from British cryptocurrency billionaire Ben Delo - making it the largest single donation to a UK political party on recor…
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Sky News (outlet profile)
Reform given £72m by two donors in record-breaking haul. Reform UK's two biggest donors have handed the party a record-breaking £36m each.
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www.rbc.ru (outlet profile)
Криптомиллиардер пожертвовал Reform UK рекордные £36 млн. Правопопулистская британская партия Reform UK получила пожертвование в размере £36 млн (около $48,7 млн) от сооснователя криптовалютной платформы BitMEX Бе…
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Коммерсантъ (outlet profile)
Миллиардер Бен Дело пожертвовал британской ультраправой партии почти $50 млн. Британская ультраправая партия Reform UK получила пожертвование в размере 36 млн фунтов ($48,7 млн) от криптомиллиардера Бена Дело. The Teleg…
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Le Monde (outlet profile)
Au Royaume-Uni, le parti anti-immigration Reform UK reçoit un don record de 36 millions de livres sterling de la part d’un milliardaire. Ben Delo, qui a fait fortune dans les cryptomonnaies, explique cette donation cons…
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BBC (русская служба) (outlet profile)
Партия Фараджа получила пожертвование на $49 млн от криптомиллиардера. Это рекордный донат для британских партий. Партия Найджела Фараджа получила пожертвование от основателя криптобиржы BitMEX Бена Дело на фоне сразу н…
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iNews (outlet profile)
Another crypto billionaire just handed Reform £36m – this is what it could mean. The record political donation comes as measures, including a £100,000 cap on overseas contributions, await approval in the Lords
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Известия (outlet profile)
В Британии сообщили о крупнейшем в истории страны пожертвовании партии Reform UK. Британская партия Reform UK получит пожертвование в размере £36 млн, которое станет крупнейшим в истории политических партий страны. Об э…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
Reform boast of UK record £36m donation from crypto billionaire. Mega-donor Ben Delo, who was previously pardoned by Donald Trump, has handed Reform the money, which came on top of a separate £4m he gave to the party in…
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Malay Mail (outlet profile)
Crypto billionaire Delo gives Farage’s Reform UK record £36m donation. LONDON, Sept 12 — A cryptocurrency billionaire announced Friday he has donated £36 million (RM198.2 million)...
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Reform UK receives record £36million donation from cryptocurrency billionaire. The BitMEX co-founder said he provided the funds to ensure a ‘fair fight and a level playing field’ between parties
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The National (Scotland) (outlet profile)
Convicted criminal crypto billionaire donates record £36 million to Reform UK. A CRYPTO billionaire has donated £36 million, the biggest donation in British political history, to Reform UK days after the police launched…
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Crypto tycoon donates record £36m to Reform UK. The extraordinary sum offers a boost to Nigel Farage’s party after a summer dominated by scrutiny of his and Reform’s finances.
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Belfast Telegraph (outlet profile)
Crypto tycoon donates record £36m to Reform UK
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O Globo (outlet profile)
Bilionário das criptomoedas doa quase R$ 250 milhões a partido britânico. O Reform UK, partido liderado por Nigel Farage, recebeu uma doação de £ 36 milhões — aproximadamente R$ 249,6 milhões — do bilionário britânico d…
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El País (outlet profile)
El ultra Farage recibe 42 millones de un empresario cripto, la mayor donación individual de la historia del Reino Unido. El regalo del polémico empresario Ben Delo resucita el debate sobre los límites legales de estas a…
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Politico Europe (outlet profile)
Farage’s Reform UK gets £36 million from crypto billionaire. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party cashed in a massive £36 million donation from crypto billionaire Ben Delo, giving the populist leader a massive financial head…
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Le Parisien (outlet profile)
Royaume-Uni : malgré le scandale de corruption touchant Reform UK, le parti de Nigel Farage bénéficiaire d’un nouveau don
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Reform secures ANOTHER £36million donation - meaning Nigel Farage's party has been given £72m in 24 hours after handouts from two billionaires. Reform UK received the first £36 million donation from cryptocurrency billi…
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Reform's £36m donor Ben Delo: Oxford-educated crypto king who was thrown out of three primary schools, pardoned by Trump and became UK's youngest self-made billionaire. British crypto billionaire and free speech philant…
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GB News (outlet profile)
Reform UK receives ANOTHER £36million as crypto investor at centre of Nigel Farage donations row matches record. Reform UK has received a £36million donation from a crypto investor at the centre of a parliamentary inves…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Farage’s Reform UK secures second £36m donation from cryptocurrency tycoon in two days. Nigel Farage he was honoured and humbled that Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne have ‘shown such confidence in Reform’
Factual core
- Reform UK received a donation of 36 million pounds ($48.7 million) from crypto billionaire Ben Delo.
- The donations were made to Reform UK, a political party in the United Kingdom.
- The donation is the largest in British political history.
- The two donors are cryptocurrency billionaires.
- The donation of £36 million is equivalent to approximately $48.7 million.