Reform receives second £36m donation in two days as crypto investor matches record
Reform UK has received a second £36 million donation within two days, bringing the total from these two contributions to £72 million. This amount exceeds the total funding received by all UK political parties combined in the previous year. The latest donation was made by cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne, who stated he matched a record-breaking gift from Ben Delo.
- ▪Reform UK received a second £36 million donation in two days.
- ▪Cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne matched a record donation from Ben Delo.
- ▪The combined £72 million from these two gifts surpasses the total annual funding of all UK political parties last year.
- ▪Ben Delo's initial donation was the largest ever given to a UK political party.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 14 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Reform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaire — The Guardian — World
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Reform receives second £36m donation in two days as crypto investor matches recordPublished12 September 2026, 12:56 BSTUpdated 2 minutes agoReform UK has received a second £36m donation in two days, as cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne says he has matched a record-breaking donation announced late on Friday.Writing in the Telegraph, Harborne said his "competitive spirit" had inspired him to equal Ben Delo's donation - the largest ever given to a UK political party.The £72m from these two donations is more than the total received by all UK political parties last year.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App.
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