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Farage's Reform UK meets under cloud of new donation scandal

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage attempted to downplay a fresh donations scandal after two senior party officials resigned following an undercover sting operation aired on television. Rival political parties reported Reform UK to the police over allegations of seeking illicit foreign funding from a US firm for opinion polls. Farage acknowledged the officials' remarks were 'injudicious' but dismissed the investigation as an 'exercise in entrapment' and denied illegal funding.

AFP 2026-09-04 Birmingham, UK
Key Facts / Evidence
  • 01Two senior Reform UK officials, James Orr and Dan Jukes, stepped down following an undercover sting alleging conspiracy to secure foreign donations.
  • 02The Labour Party and other rivals reported Reform UK to the Metropolitan Police over claims of accepting US funding for opinion polls.
  • 03Farage dismissed the sting operation as 'entrapment' and characterized talk of disguised donations as 'loose pub talk'.

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