Farage: Neue Spendenvorwürfe gegen britische Rechtspopulisten
Die britischen Rechtspopulisten der Partei Reform UK werden mit neuen Vorwürfen konfrontiert. Wieder geht es um Gelder. Am Morgen folgen erste personelle Konsequenzen.
London: Reform UK, the UK's populist right-wing party led by Brexit activist Nigel Farage, is embroiled in a fresh alleged fundraising scandal. Channel 4 News' documentary suggests the party sought to secure funds from a foreign businessman. Two senior officials resigned from their party positions early Monday, including a close adviser to Farage.
"Following the airing of a Channel 4 News program, Reform UK has launched an investigation," a spokesperson for the news agency PA reported. The party's chairman, Lee Anderson, told Sky News there was no chance for the two to return to Reform. The documentary primarily revolves around the suspicion that party officials searched for ways to make use of foreign funds, bypassing the UK's political donation rules.
The deal was allegedly to have been made with a purported US businessman, played by undercover reporters from the investigative group "Verbatim Investigations". Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats reported the accusations to the Metropolitan Police.
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