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Nigel Farage and Reform UK hit by illicit-funding sting

An undercover investigation by Channel 4 News and the group Verbatim revealed Nigel Farage celebrating the use of foreign funding for party polling. The investigation found that Reform UK accepted payments from a fake American company, which is prohibited under UK electoral law.

Financial Times 2026-09-03 UK
Key Facts / Evidence
  • 01Reform UK commissioned £32,500 worth of polling paid for by a fake American firm.
  • 02Undercover reporters posed as an American financier to expose the breach of electoral law.
  • 03Foreign companies are legally prohibited from funding political research or studies in the UK.

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