{
  "id": 5533748,
  "title": "Two Reform UK officials resign over undercover donations investigation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/two-reform-uk-officials-resign-over-undercover-donations-investigation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T10:33:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Le Monde English",
    "slug": "le-monde-english",
    "url": "https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/09/04/two-reform-uk-officials-resign-over-undercover-donations-investigation_6757161_4.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Two Reform UK officials, James Orr and Dan Jukes, have resigned following an undercover investigation by Channel 4 News. The investigation alleged that they had conspired to secure a foreign donation, with Channel 4 News reporting that Reform took funding from a US firm for three polls it commissioned earlier this year, costing £32,500, according to RTE News.\n\nThe party has launched an investigation into the allegations, with a spokesperson stating that both individuals involved have stepped down from their respective positions pending the outcome of the investigation. Reform UK chairman Lee Anderson told Sky News that there was \"no chance\" of them returning to the party.\n\nThe resignations come as Reform is gathering its members in Birmingham for the party's annual conference. During the conference, Reform party leader Nigel Farage is expected to pledge to make the UK parliament sit seven days a week in a bid to \"fix\" Britain, although this was not reported by all outlets.",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Reform UK officials step down over donation allegations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/reform-uk-officials-step-down-over-donation-allegations",
        "published": "2026-09-04T07:18:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Top Reform officials filmed allegedly plotting to break law on foreign donations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/top-reform-officials-filmed-allegedly-plotting-to-break-law-on",
        "published": "2026-09-04T12:45:26.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}