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  "id": 6921779,
  "title": "Reform receives second £36m donation in two days as crypto investor matches record",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/reform-receives-second-36m-donation-in-two-days-as-crypto-investor",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-12T12:21:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC News",
    "slug": "bbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clye9nldd7do?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Reform UK has received a second £36 million donation in as many days, as cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne announced he has matched a record-breaking £36 million donation. The Thailand-based entrepreneur stated his competitive nature had prompted the donation, which aims to support a party ready for government. The combined £72 million from these two donations surpasses the total received by all UK political parties in the previous year.\n\nHarborne's donation is not without controversy. Reform leader Nigel Farage is currently under investigation by the parliamentary standards commissioner over a £5 million cash gift. The investigation concerns whether Farage should have declared this gift in accordance with parliamentary standards. Farage maintains that the donation was unrelated to his parliamentary or political activities and was therefore not required to be registered.",
  "summary": "Cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne says he has equalled a donation from Ben Delo announced late on Friday.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Farage’s Reform UK gets £36 Million from crypto billionaire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/farages-reform-uk-gets-36-million-from-crypto-billionaire",
        "published": "2026-09-12T10:17:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Crypto billionaires give $97 million to Reform UK, fueling concerns about money in politics",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/crypto-billionaires-give-97-million-to-reform-uk-fueling-concerns-6940530",
        "published": "2026-09-12T13:00:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Crypto billionaires give $97 million to Reform UK, fueling concerns about money in politics",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/crypto-billionaires-give-97-million-to-reform-uk-fueling-concerns",
        "published": "2026-09-12T13:00:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "Farage’s Reform UK gets biggest donation ever from crypto billionaire: Reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/farages-reform-uk-gets-biggest-donation-ever-from-crypto-billionaire",
        "published": "2026-09-12T15:50:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Second crypto billionaire says donated record £36 million to Reform UK",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/second-crypto-billionaire-says-donated-record-36-million-to-reform-uk",
        "published": "2026-09-12T19:46:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Second crypto billionaire donates record $49m to far-right Reform UK",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/second-crypto-billionaire-donates-record-49m-to-far-right-reform-uk",
        "published": "2026-09-12T20:43:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}