‘Significant unease’ at the Telegraph over Reform using outlet for ‘spoiler’ tactics
Nigel Farage’s party offered the recent story about £72m donations to the Telegraph after the Sunday Times approached them for comment. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianView image in fullscreenNigel Farage’s party offered the recent story about £72m donations to the Telegraph after the Sunday Times approached them for comment. “Bad for both sides: [It] will increase the chance of inaccuracies.”It follows similar instances in which Reform has attempted to use the Telegraph to neutralise potentially damaging stories.In April, the Guardian revealed that Farage had received a £5m gift from the crypto-billionaire, Christopher Harborne.
- ▪Nigel Farage’s party offered the recent story about £72m donations to the Telegraph after the Sunday Times approached them for comment.
- ▪Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianView image in fullscreenNigel Farage’s party offered the recent story about £72m donations to the Telegraph after the Sunday Times approached them for comment.
- ▪“Bad for both sides: [It] will increase the chance of inaccuracies.”It follows similar instances in which Reform has attempted to use the Telegraph to neutralise potentially damaging stories.In April, the Guardian revealed that Farage had r
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Nigel Farage’s party offered the recent story about £72m donations to the Telegraph after the Sunday Times approached them for comment. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianView image in fullscreenNigel Farage’s party offered the recent story about £72m donations to the Telegraph after the Sunday Times approached them for comment. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianMedia‘Significant unease’ at the Telegraph over Reform using outlet for ‘spoiler’ tacticsRecent instances of Nigel Farage’s party trying to gain sympathetic coverage leads to debate over reporting practicesMichael Savage Media editorTue 15 Sep 2026 13.09 EDTLast modified on Tue 15 Sep 2026 13.10 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe Telegraph and Reform UK are facing claims of undermining public interest journalism and…
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