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Reform UK activists squabble over Farage’s plan for £72m donations

Global Published 19 September 2026, 13:00 · archived 19 Sep 2026

Crypto billionaires’ £72m will be used to hire campaign managers and professional staff in target constituenciesFor Nigel Farage, the £72m lavished last week on his party by the crypto billionaire donors Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne finally places Reform UK on a level playing field with its political rivals.The donations are the largest received by a UK political party since declarations became required in 2001 and led to warnings Farage was aiming to “buy” his way to power, with a row still raging over whether they are legal. Continue reading...

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