All news on the topic: Christopher Harborne

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Reform UK’s biggest donor made £101.7m from defence investment while giving £61m to Farage’s political projects
Christopher Harborne’s £36 million donation to Reform UK, announced at the weekend, initially seemed like another story about opaque cryptocurrency money entering British politics.
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Farage plays defendant, prosecutor and judge as he defends Reform’s £72m donations on GB News
Nigel Farage has returned to hosting on GB News after a hiatus of six months – and spent most of his own program defending his own party’s mega-donors.
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Reform UK could keep nearly £500,000 in interest even if forced to return £72m in donations
Reform UK would be allowed to keep the interest earned on the £72 million in donations received from two billionaire donors over the weekend – even if they’re forced to return the gifts.
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Reform UK hits the jackpot as two billionaires pour a record £72m into Nigel Farage’s party
Ching-ching-ching-ching-ching! No, that’s not your alarm clock going off, but the sound of Reform UK hitting the jackpot not once but twice on the billionaire one-armed bandit this weekend.
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Reform UK’s £72m crypto donations face legal questions under Labour’s elections bill
The weekend saw the largest donations to UK political parties ever made: £36 million each, from Reform-backing crypto billionaires Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo.
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Nigel Farage warns "political system will collapse" if Labour blocks £72million donations to Reform
Nigel Farage has warned the political system is at risk of collapse if Labour blocks two £36million donations to Reform UK.
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Crypto billionaire gives Reform UK record £15m donation
A crypto-billionaire pardoned by Donald Trump has donated a record £36m to Reform UK to maximise its chances of winning the next election.
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Nigel Farage’s family members "have bank accounts frozen because of their association to him"
Two of Nigel Farage’s family members have had their bank accounts frozen because of their association with the Reform UK leader, a friend has claimed.
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Nigel Farage’s two closest aides quit as Reform UK donation scandal engulfs conference
The loss of Dan Jukes and James Orr from the populist leader’s top team represents a major blow to a party that’s trying to professionalize.
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Reform UK bans critical journalists from conference before dramatic U-turn
Guardian City editor Anna Isaac among those who had credentials to cover event declined
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Reform UK paid £645,000 to mysterious polling firm with no public footprint
Payments to a business with no public footprint and a string of missing invoices are raising fresh questions about Reform UK’s campaign spending
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Farage remains favourite to win a second Clacton by-election despite Tory challenge
Nigel Farage would defeat a Conservative candidate even if Labour stands aside in a second Clacton by-election, polling analysis exclusively shared with GB News has suggested.
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Reform UK suspends Farage ally after public criticism of senior party figure
Reform UK has suspended a high-profile supporter and one-time Farage ally after he criticised the party’s home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf for not being a “team player”.
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Farage faces Clacton test as byelection opens amid £5m gift scandal
Polls have opened in Clacton, with thousands of residents in the Essex seat to vote in a ballot featuring Nigel Farage and a range of novelty and fringe candidates led by Count Binface.
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Farage’s Channel migration plan rejected by France and Downing Street as illegal
Nigel Farage’s desperate small boats plan has been dismissed as impractical and illegal as he attempts to divert attention from sleaze allegations.
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Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice faces parliamentary standards investigation
Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice is under investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog for allegedly failing to declare an interest.
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Nigel Farage faces fresh scrutiny over secret Reform UK leadership deal
Nigel Farage struck a secret deal to return as leader of Reform UK months before the 2024 general election, according to a new investigation by the Sunday Times.
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Robert Jenrick caught calling Good Morning Britain interview "a waste of time"
Reform UK was left embarassed this morning when one of their MPs was caught criticising Good Morning Britain.
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Reform UK faces questions over £30,000 private flight donation linked to company owner’s credit
Adonation of £30,000 to Reform UK in the form of private flights was – contrary to what was recorded in official filings – funded by a ‘credit’ from the air firm’s owner.
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Nigel Farage defends £5m gift as standards investigation continues
Nigel Farage has given a lengthy interview, saying he did not break any rules in not declaring a £5m ’gift’ or benefits in kind from convicted criminal George Cottrell.
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Nigel Farage reportedly sought £1m a year before receiving £5m gift from crypto billionaire
Nigel Farage told senior figures in Reform UK he would need “a million a year” to cover lost earnings if he stood for parliament in the 2024 general election, sources have told the Guardian, raising further questions about why he was given £5m by a crypto billionaire.
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Farage turned down reduced security offer as MP safety comes under scrutiny
The Reform UK leader has long been vocal about the need for MPs to be served with greater protection amid heightened threats.
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Nigel Farage’s Clacton resignation was part of a strategy to regain political momentum
When Nigel Farage landed in Britain on Monday from his trip to the US he was visibly angry and rattled as he confronted Sky News reporters waiting for him at the airport, accusing them of harassing his daughter.
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Scotland Yard probes Reform UK over £500,000 donations linked to Cottrell family
Scotland Yard have been looking into potential offences relating to the "evasion of restrictions on donations" after the six-figure sum was given to Reform by Fiona Cottrell, The Times reports.
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Labour mega-donor backs Count Binface to stop Nigel Farage in Clacton
One of Labour’s biggest donors has pledged to fund Count Binface in his Clacton by-election battle with Nigel Farage.