Blow Reform

Reform’s ability to fundraise is hobbled in a move that draws attention to donations from an overseas billionaireReform UK are no doubt the biggest losers from the government’s emergency measures to overhaul political donations.Labour MPs are absolutely delighted that No 10 is at last bringing in changes that will hobble Reform’s ability to raise money from its Thailand-based mega-donor, Christopher Harborne, at the same time as making the electoral system fairer in the eyes of the public. Continue reading...

Government review also recommends donations from Britons abroad be capped potentially at £300,000 a yearUK politics live – latest updatesPolitical funding from British citizens living abroad should be capped at between £100,000 and £300,000 a year and donations in cryptocurrency temporarily banned, a government review has recommended.The findings by Philip Rycroft, a former permanent secretary at the Home Office, will be a blow to Reform UK, which has received about £12m in the last year from the Thai-based investor Christopher Harborne and other donations from a number of donors based in Monaco. Continue reading...