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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Pippa Crerar, Jessica Elgot and Kiran Stacey

Ministers seek law change to make £72m donations to Reform illegal

Farage behind Reform UK sign
Nigel Farage acknowledged on Monday that Reform could fall foul of government moves to clamp down on foreign donors. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

Andy Burnham’s government could thwart Reform’s unprecedented £72m donations with retrospective restrictions on political donors that will include tough new residency requirements, ministers have announced.

In a move that is likely to set off furious complaints from Nigel Farage’s party, the government will table amendments to legislation going through the House of Lords within weeks that puts the legality of Reform’s latest donations in doubt.

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