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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Pippa Crerar Political editor

Farage says overseas donation row ‘looks bad’ but denies Reform broke law

Nigel Farage gives his closing speech on the third day of Reform UK party conference
Nigel Farage’s party has been hit with a fresh financial scandal during its annual party conference. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

Nigel Farage has acknowledged the overseas donation row engulfing Reform UK “looks bad” for his party but denied it had ever taken foreign money in breach of electoral law.

The Reform leader, who is battling to contain the fallout from the allegations, was asked if he could categorically rule out that foreign money had ever been funnelled to his party. He replied: “I can. Never happened.”

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