Farage says overseas donation row ‘looks bad’ but denies Reform breached electoral law
Nigel Farage’s party has been hit with a fresh financial scandal during its annual party conference. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPAView image in fullscreenNigel Farage’s party has been hit with a fresh financial scandal during its annual party conference. “We are not the first people to be involved in a row over donations.”The Metropolitan police are now assessing the evidence after a complaint that Farage and his aides have broken political funding laws, with sources suggesting a full investigation is expected to be launched.
- ▪Nigel Farage’s party has been hit with a fresh financial scandal during its annual party conference.
- ▪Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPAView image in fullscreenNigel Farage’s party has been hit with a fresh financial scandal during its annual party conference.
- ▪“We are not the first people to be involved in a row over donations.”The Metropolitan police are now assessing the evidence after a complaint that Farage and his aides have broken political funding laws, with sources suggesting a full inves
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Nigel Farage’s party has been hit with a fresh financial scandal during its annual party conference. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPAView image in fullscreenNigel Farage’s party has been hit with a fresh financial scandal during its annual party conference. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPANigel FarageFarage says overseas donation row ‘looks bad’ but denies Reform breached electoral lawRobert Jenrick says party has followed legal protocol ‘at all times’ as Met police consider launching investigationPippa Crerar Political editorSun 6 Sep 2026 07.12 EDTLast modified on Sun 6 Sep 2026 07.23 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleNigel Farage has acknowledged the overseas donation row engulfing Reform UK “looks bad” for his party but denied it had ever taken foreign money in breach of electoral law.The…
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