A senior Reform UK official privately expressed concerns about the legality of major donations from two billionaire backers just months before they contributed £72 million to the party. Undercover footage reveals the policy chief questioning whether the proposed foreign donors cap would apply to the funds, raising transparency issues. The revelations come as scrutiny intensifies over the party’s financial dealings and donor relationships. Investigative reporting group Verbatim obtained the footage, adding to growing debates over party funding rules.
Exclusive: Admission from James Orr to undercover reporter came three months before party was given £72mA senior Reform UK official raised questions about whether major donations from billionaire backers Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo would be legal under the proposed new foreign donors cap three months before they gave £72m to the party.James Orr, who was then Reform UK’s head of policy and a Cambridge professor, discussed potential difficulties around future donations from Harborne and Delo in undercover footage captured by the investigative reporting group Verbatim. Continue reading...
