All news on the topic: Electoral Commission
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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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Voter ID damages trust in UK elections far more than it improves it, study finds
Mandatory voter ID damages trust in elections far more than it improves it, a new study suggests.
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Met Police opens criminal investigation into Reform UK funding
The Metropolitan Police is carrying out a criminal investigation into Reform UK over allegations it broke foreign funding laws, following a broadcast by Channel 4 News last week.
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Nigel Farage denies wrongdoing as Reform UK faces police reports over foreign donations
Nigel Farage has stated that Reform has done “nothing wrong” after two party officials were caught accepting foreign donations in an undercover sting.
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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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Electoral Commission urged to investigate Birmingham after dozens of secret ballot breaches
The elections watchdog has been urged to formally investigate Birmingham City Council after multiple incidents of breaching ballot secrecy were allegedly flagged by staff in the May local elections.
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Labour loses more than 68,000 members in a year as party support plunges to decade low
The Labour Party lost more than a fifth of its members in 2025, figures published by the Electoral Commission reveal.
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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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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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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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Police launch investigation into Robert Jenrick over £37,500 donation linked to foreign funds
Police are investigating a political donation made to Robert Jenrick’s campaign to become Conservative leader. The Metropolitan Police has been examining claims that a £37,500 donation originated from a foreign donor, following a referral from the Electoral Commission.
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Investigation links 55% of Reform UK corporate donors to property and construction
More than half of Reform UK’s corporate donors are connected to the construction, property and development industries, which would be set benefit from his party’s new housing policies, analysis by Byline Times can reveal.
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Andy Burnham backs cap on political donations in split with Starmer government
Andy Burnham has confirmed that he supports capping political donations in the UK, putting him at odds with Keir Starmer’s Government.
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Foreign money, crypto cash and billionaire donors pose existential threat to UK politics
It may not seem like it, but British politicians are cheap dates. Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform UK in Wales, worked for Russia for just £40,000
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Farage faces Commons investigation over secret £5m crypto billionaire gift
Nigel Farage is facing a formal investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog over a £5m gift from the crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne.
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Farage’s £5m gift sparks probe calls as critics question undeclared cash
The former Labour spin doctor complained that the seven-figure sum given to him by Reform donor Christopher Harborne is "not even on the news".
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Reform UK faces scrutiny after £1,758 energy bill giveaway raises legal questions
Police are reviewing a complaint about Reform UK’s offer to pay the energy bills of an entire street for a year as part of a prize draw.
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Labour MPs call for investigation into think tank over surveillance allegations
Labour MPs believe they may have been “monitored” by a Labour think tank linked to Morgan McSweeney.
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Cabinet Office to investigate claims Labour-linked think tank paid firm to probe journalists who exposed £700,000 donations scandal
The Cabinet Office will "be looking into" allegations that a prominent think tank paid for an investigation into journalists reporting on its funding, Liz Kendall has said.
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Rishi Sunak takes even more cash from Tory donor in Diane Abbott racism storm
It’s understood Frank Hester has donated another £5million to the Tories since January - a figure the Tories did not deny - on top of the £10million he had already handed the party
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Rishi Sunak told to return race row Tory's cash as photo shows helicopter trip
Businessman Frank Hester, who gifted the Tories £10million, allegedly said seeing Diane Abbott on TV made him 'want to hate all Black women' and that she should be 'shot'
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Sunak took £10k helicopter ride and bagged Tories £250k donation from tycoon
New figures show how lucrative the Prime Minister's widely criticised chopper stop in Altrincham was - as his party later netted a whopping donation from the co-owner of B&M Bargains
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Labour rakes in highest ever amount of private donations to compete with Tories
As well as receiving funding from trade unions, the Labour Party saw an increase in the amount of money received from individuals and companies, who gave over £13million
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Reform UK accepts £10,000 from millionaire accused of sexual harassment
The donation, which was uncovered by DeSmog, was made by hedge fund boss Crispin Odey last August just weeks after 13 women accused him of sexual harassment or abuse
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Rishi Sunak told to forfeit £350,000 donation from boss of vaping firm
The Conservative Party accepted £350,000 from Sandeep Singh Chadha who is the boss of a company that sells vapes with names such as Blue Razz Lemonade and Strawberry Mousse
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