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  "id": 6436277,
  "title": "UK police expand donations probe into Farage's Reform party",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/uk-police-expand-donations-probe-into-farages-reform-party",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T16:08:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/09/1529336/uk-police-expand-donations-probe-farages-reform-party"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "British police have expanded a criminal investigation into allegations that Nigel Farage's Reform UK party accepted illegal donations, according to a report on Wednesday. The Metropolitan Police stated that new claims from an undercover sting conducted by investigative journalism group Verbatim have prompted the expansion. The alleged offences, which relate to potential violations of UK electoral law, pertain to foreign donations that are prohibited. Farage and his party deny any wrongdoing. The investigation follows undercover footage aired by Channel 4 News last Thursday showing party figures discussing securing a foreign donation, which led to resignations of two senior officials. No arrests have been made, and the party has stated it will cooperate with the investigation.",
  "summary": "LONDON: British police said Wednesday they had widened a criminal investigation into allegations that Nigel Farage’s hard-right Reform UK party accepted illegal donations following new claims last week.",
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Police launch criminal investigation into Reform UK donations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/police-launch-criminal-investigation-into-reform-uk-donations",
        "published": "2026-09-09T13:45:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Times",
        "title": "Police investigate Reform UK over donor sting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/police-investigate-reform-uk-over-donor-sting",
        "published": "2026-09-09T14:10:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "City AM",
        "title": "Met Police investigates Reform UK over potential breach of electoral law",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/met-police-investigates-reform-uk-over-potential-breach-of-electoral",
        "published": "2026-09-09T14:25:52.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Police investigate Reform UK after undercover donations sting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/police-investigate-reform-uk-after-undercover-donations-sting",
        "published": "2026-09-09T15:09:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "British police to investigate Reform UK after undercover documentary",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/british-police-to-investigate-reform-uk-after-undercover-documentary",
        "published": "2026-09-09T15:36:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Police widen criminal probe into Reform UK over foreign funding claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/police-widen-criminal-probe-into-reform-uk-over-foreign-funding-claims",
        "published": "2026-09-09T15:38:06.000Z"
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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."
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