World Sep 03, 2026 · 1 min read

Reform officials ‘plotted to break law on foreign donations’ in undercover film

Investigation broadcast by Channel 4 News shows man posing as ‘impermissible donor’ paying for polling that helped ReformNigel Farage is facing fresh criticism on the eve of the Reform UK party conference after some of his team were filmed appearing to plot to avoid electoral laws on foreign donatio...

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The Guardian
by Rowena Mason Whitehall editor
Reform officials ‘plotted to break law on foreign donations’ in undercover film

Investigation broadcast by Channel 4 News shows man posing as ‘impermissible donor’ paying for polling that helped Reform

Nigel Farage is facing fresh criticism on the eve of the Reform UK party conference after some of his team were filmed appearing to plot to avoid electoral laws on foreign donations in an undercover investigation broadcast by Channel 4 News.

A group of investigative journalists called Verbatim, funded by the Centre for Climate Reporting, posed as a potential Reform supporter and his wealthy American father, an impermissible donor, who paid for £30,000 of polling commissioned by Reform and which benefited the party.

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