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  "id": 6931076,
  "title": "Farage’s Reform UK receives second £36mil donation from crypto investor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/farages-reform-uk-receives-second-36mil-donation-from-crypto-investor",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-12T13:16:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/12/farage-s-reform-uk-receives-second-36mil-donation-from-crypto-investor"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has received a substantial £36 million donation from cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne. This marks the party's second significant contribution within a two-day span as it prepares for the upcoming general election. Harborne, identified as Reform UK's largest donor, disclosed in a Telegraph newspaper article that he matched a previous £36 million donation made on Friday by fellow crypto entrepreneur Ben Delo. In his note, Harborne emphasized the importance of a robust economy in creating jobs, expressing confidence in Farage's vision for the party's role in revitalizing the nation. Harborne's commitment to Reform UK was further fueled by Delo's announcement of a record-breaking donation of £36 million. The total funding received by the party amounts to £72 million over a span of just 48 hours.",
  "summary": "Billionaire Christopher Harborne believes the party knows how to get the country back on track ahead of the next general election.",
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        "title": "Crypto entrepreneur pardoned by Trump donates £36 million to Farage's Reform UK",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/crypto-entrepreneur-pardoned-by-trump-donates-36-million-to-farages",
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Reform receives record £36m donation from crypto billionaire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/reform-receives-record-36m-donation-from-crypto-billionaire",
        "published": "2026-09-11T23:27:18.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Reform given record £36m donation from crypto billionaire",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/reform-given-record-36m-donation-from-crypto-billionaire",
        "published": "2026-09-11T23:46:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Crypto-billionaire gives Farage’s Reform UK record £36mil donation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/crypto-billionaire-gives-farages-reform-uk-record-36mil-donation",
        "published": "2026-09-12T00:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Crypto billionaire gives Farage's Reform UK record £36 million donation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/crypto-billionaire-gives-farages-reform-uk-record-36-million-donation",
        "published": "2026-09-12T01:39:29.000Z"
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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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