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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Anna Isaac and Rowena Mason

Cambridge University examines conduct of academic suspended by Reform UK

James Orr, in blue suit and tie, gesticulates as he speaks on stage
James Orr speaking at a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix, Arizona, in December 2025. Photograph: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy

Cambridge University has said it is examining the conduct of James Orr, its associate professor and a top Reform UK aide, after he was filmed appearing to try to circumvent electoral laws on foreign political donations.

Orr, the suspended head of policy for Reform, is one of two senior officials to step aside after claims that he orchestrated a plot to have polling paid for by a foreign firm – something that is impermissible under British electoral law.

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