Reform UK activists squabble over Farage’s plan for £72m donations
The party’s spending is aimed at putting Reform on a war footing for the next three years by overhauling its branch network. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianView image in fullscreenThe party’s spending is aimed at putting Reform on a war footing for the next three years by overhauling its branch network. Are Reform planning actually to pay them too, not just the managers?” he asked.
- ▪The party’s spending is aimed at putting Reform on a war footing for the next three years by overhauling its branch network.
- ▪Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianView image in fullscreenThe party’s spending is aimed at putting Reform on a war footing for the next three years by overhauling its branch network.
- ▪Are Reform planning actually to pay them too, not just the managers?” he asked.
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The party’s spending is aimed at putting Reform on a war footing for the next three years by overhauling its branch network. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianView image in fullscreenThe party’s spending is aimed at putting Reform on a war footing for the next three years by overhauling its branch network. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianParty fundingReform UK activists squabble over Farage’s plan for £72m donationsCrypto billionaires’ £72m will be used to hire campaign managers and professional staff in target constituenciesBen Quinn Political correspondentSat 19 Sep 2026 04.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleFor 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…
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