The Papers: Reform donors 'could face enhanced checks' and 'Sydney Sweeney blasted'
UK government ministers are considering tightening laws on political donations to subject Reform UK's billionaire cryptocurrency donors to enhanced checks. Female athletes have criticized American actress Sydney Sweeney for a nude sports betting advertisement, while local residents in Oxfordshire protest against a planned migrant camp. Additionally, the 10-year US Treasury yield has reached 5% for the first time since 2023 due to inflation and oil price surges.
- ▪The UK government is reviewing laws to potentially make certain cryptocurrency donations to political parties illegal or subject to stricter scrutiny.
- ▪Sydney Sweeney faced backlash from female athletes for posing nude in a sports betting campaign.
- ▪Residents of Piddington are protesting plans to house 1,250 asylum seekers in a former army barracks near their village.
- ▪The 10-year US Treasury yield hit 5% for the first time since 2023, driven by inflation and rising oil prices.
- ▪Leaders in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland declared that constitutional change is coming following a summit on independence.
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Reform donors 'could face enhanced checks' and 'Sydney Sweeney blasted'Published6 minutes agoImage caption, The row over Reform UK's mega donations continue to make headlines. The government is considering tightening laws on political donations, the Times reports, which could see Reform UK's billionaire cryptocurrency donors facing "enhanced checks" after their £72m donation to the party. Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, said the donations were 100% "compliant with the law today", the paper says.Image caption, The Guardian also leads with UK ministers seeking a law change "to make donations to Reform illegal" and to thwart more cryptocurrency donors.
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