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Nigel Farage defiant over foreign donations sting as two Reform UK aides stand down

Two senior aides to Nigel Farage stepped down after an undercover investigation filmed party officials discussing ways to route impermissible foreign money into Reform UK. The covert sting revealed secret arrangements to fund party polling through a US company, prompting calls from electoral legal experts for a criminal investigation.

ABC News Australia 2026-09-04 UK
Key Facts / Evidence
  • 01Senior aide Dan Jukes and head of policy James Orr were suspended or stepped down while Reform UK launched an internal investigation.
  • 02Undercover reporters filmed party figures arranging for an off-the-books US entity to cover £32,500 in polling expenses.
  • 03Farage denied the party took illegal foreign cash, describing the recorded comments by his aides as mere boasts and loose talk.

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