Police investigate Reform UK after undercover donations sting
The Metropolitan Police will broaden its investigation following new information broadcast in a Channel 4 News investigation.
London — Metropolitan Police have announced they will investigate allegations that Nigel Farage's Reform UK party broke the law following an undercover investigation. The investigation, conducted by Verbatim and Channel 4 News, involved allegations of receiving donations from a fake U.S. donor and asking a bogus company to pay for polls commissioned by the party.
Reform UK denies any wrongdoing and pledges to cooperate with the investigation. The allegations resulted from footage of Reform insiders discussing these matters. Farage and two senior advisers, Dan Jukes and James Orr, were caught in the sting and subsequently stepped down pending an investigation by Reform UK. The Met's Special Enquiry Team, already probing £500,000 donations from George Cottrell's mother, is expanding its investigation to include the new claims.
The police are seeking to obtain relevant footage from the broadcast on September 3. Verbatim stated they will work with the police in their investigation.
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