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International Business Times UK
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Ria Pathak

Farage Faces Poll Funding Questions After Reform Aide Says Party Could 'Easily Get Away With It'

Nigel Farage is seeking to reclaim his Clacton seat as voters choose from a UK-record 34 candidates on a three-foot-long ballot paper (Credit: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)

Nigel Farage is facing questions after an investigation alleged that senior Reform UK figures arranged for a US company to fund three opinion polls. In separate footage concerning another polling proposal that did not proceed, a Reform UK figure said the party could 'easily get away with it'.

In a year-long investigation, Verbatim reported that £32,500 was paid directly to JL Partners by a US company controlled by the investigative group, rather than through Reform UK's accounts. Channel 4 News said it had independently checked and verified Verbatim's findings.

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