Top Reform officials filmed allegedly plotting to break law on foreign donations
Top Reform officials filmed allegedly plotting to break law on foreign donations Submitted by Imran Mulla on Fri, 09/04/2026 - 11:49 Two senior Reform officials have stepped down pending an investigation, while party leader Nigel Farage says no rules were broken Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks during a tribute to the late Ann Widdecombe on the second day of the annual Reform UK party…
Two senior Reform Party officials - Dan Jukes and James Orr - have resigned pending an internal investigation, following footage that allegedly shows them attempting to circumvent electoral law in order to secure a £500,000 foreign donation. The revelations emerged from a Channel 4 News undercover investigation, which was reported by UK politicians Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
Reform UK's leader, Nigel Farage, publicly stated that no electoral rules were broken. Both Jukes and Orr stepped down from their positions at the party's annual conference in Birmingham, with the party stating they would undergo an independent investigation. Reform's deputy leader Richard Tice claimed a legal opinion from a King's Counsel supported the officials' claims, while Farage insisted on the radio that no rules had been broken.
The allegations come amid a broader scrutiny of Reform's ties with foreign entities, particularly the United Arab Emirates, with Farage having visited Abu Dhabi last December and meeting several Emirati officials.
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