Reform UK gets record £72m from two crypto billionaires
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Neutral summary
Reform UK received two donations of £36m each from crypto billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne, totaling £72m — more than all British parties raised in donations over the past year. Party leader Nigel Farage acknowledged the gifts may fall foul of new legislation on overseas political funding, which Labour plans to apply retrospectively. Deputy leader Richard Tice said the donations comply with existing rules unless Labour changes them again. Parliament is now debating a cap on individual donations, while unions have urged Andy Burnham to intervene, though they insist their own funding of Labour is fine.
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BBC (русская служба) (outlet profile)
Партия Reform UK за два дня получила от двух криптомиллиардеров больше, чем все партии Британии собрали за год. Два живущих за границей британца-криптомиллиардера один за другим пожертвовали партии по 36 млн фунтов. 72…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Farage knew Putin was using crypto to evade war sanctions – but invested in it anyway. Labour has claimed the Reform UK leader has questions to answer over his judgement
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
'Questions must be answered when a staggering £72million buys political influence'. Reform’s £72million in donations from two crypto billionaires raises questions over political influence, particularly as Nigel Farage p…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
'Reform's £72million cash boost from crypto tycoons could be a poisoned chalice'. The mammoth cash injection for Reform from Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo could transform Nigel Farage's party's electoral machine - b…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
KEVIN MAGUIRE: 'Farage’s billionaire backers are trying to buy influence – voters must show democracy isn't for sale'. OPINION: After two matching £36million donations by cryptocurrency billionaires, it's down to the pe…
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Donations cap to be debated in wake of £72 million Reform gifts. Reform has said it will use the money to fund its preparations for office.
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Labour is accused of trying to 'punish' Reform with law that could force it to return its £72million in donations. Angela Rayner warned on Sunday that although rules to crack down on overseas political funding were stil…
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Politico Europe (outlet profile)
Why Reform’s donation will change British politics. Will a record breaking £72 million change the face of British politics? After receiving two of the biggest political donations in history – £36m each from crypto…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Richard Tice accuses Labour of ‘hyperventilating hypocrisy’ after Reform’s £72m donations
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Unions demand Burnham acts over £72m 'super-donations' to Reform - but insist their own funding of Labour is fine. TUC general secretary Paul Nowak said the gifts from crypto billionaires Christopher Harborne and Ben De…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Government vows to ‘seriously address’ limits on political donations after £72m Reform donations. Schools minister Georgia Gould said the government is ‘really worried about the the big money that's coming into politics’
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Reform’s Tice hits out at Labour ‘hypocrisy’ over £72m donations row. Richard Tice insisted the twin £36 million donations from cryptocurrency tycoons were within the rules.
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
Richard Tice moans he's not 'assistant' to Reform's crypto billionaire backers during donations grilling. Richard Tice has moaned that he is not an 'executive assistant' to Reform UK's mega donors after being grilled on…
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BFMTV (outlet profile)
Deux cryptomilliardaires donnent plus de 80 millions d'euros en 48 heures: une manne record et controversée pour le parti anti-immigration britannique de Nigel Farage. Depuis le début de l'année, le parti britannique Re…
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The Independent (outlet profile)
Calls for limit on political spending after Reform handed £72m windfall
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Guido Fawkes (outlet profile)
Tice: £72 Million Donations Comply With Rules Unless Labour Changes Them Again. Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice has said that the two donations totalling £72 million are in line with existing regulations and n…
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Reform UK's Richard Tice left floundering over key questions on two £36million donations. Reform UK’s deputy leader was unable to say when two super-rich donors returned to the UK
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Novara Media (outlet profile)
Will Reform’s Billionaire Donors Force a Dramatic Burnham U-Turn?. Ching-ching-ching-ching-ching! No, that’s not your alarm clock going off, but the sound of Reform UK hitting the jackpot not once but twice on the billi…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
Reform donations LIVE: Peers to debate donations laws after crypto billionaire gifts. Reform was handed £36million each from crypto billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne in a move that has fired up growing pres…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
Nigel Farage's Reform UK branded 'party for sale' by union boss over £72million donation row. Addressing the row in his keynote address to the TUC conference, Paul Nowak said: 'Why is it that two crypto billionaires hav…
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GB News (outlet profile)
Nigel Farage’s £72million war chest will have Labour and the Tories sweating. Has Nigel Farage now got enough money to buy the next general election? It is a question Labour and Tory bigwigs will be mulling over behind…
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GB News (outlet profile)
Boris Johnson sides with Reform UK in donations row as he tears into ‘pathetic’ Labour. Boris Johnson has declared he agrees with Reform UK’s Richard Tice “absolutely” amid a row over donations to Nigel Farage’s party.…
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The Mirror (outlet profile)
Should there be a cap on political donations in the UK? Take our poll and have your say. Crypto billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne each donated £36 million to Reform UK sparking a debate over whether there s…
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The New European (outlet profile)
Farage’s £72m of crypto donations could swing the general election. So many parties have similar vote shares, even a tiny swing could give Reform an outright majority. The deluge of crypto money into Reform’s coffers co…
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Evening Standard (outlet profile)
Nigel Farage acknowledges Reform UK’s £72m donations may fall foul of law change. The Reform UK leader appeared defiant as he hit out against the move to retrospectively apply a new law to the twin £36 million gifts.
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GB News (outlet profile)
Richard Tice blasts ‘flailing’ Labour’s ‘hyperventilating hypocrisy’ with bid to cap party donations. Richard Tice has accused Labour of “rigging the system” against Reform UK as he hit back at plans to cap donations to…
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GB News (outlet profile)
Labour has been bought by the unions for decades and now it wants to lecture Reform. It’s utter hypocrisy that Labour is jumping up and down at Reform for pocketing £72million from a couple of crypto guys since trade un…
Factual core
- Reform UK received £72 million in donations, including two £36 million gifts.
- The UK government plans to debate a donations cap in response to the Reform UK contributions.
- Crypto billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne each donated £36 million to Reform UK.
- Each £36 million donation is the largest ever given in British politics.
- Reform UK is led by Nigel Farage.