- An internal 27-page investigation commissioned by Reform UK has concluded that the party did not break electoral law following an undercover Channel 4 News report examining potential foreign donations.
- The report found no evidence that an alleged £500,000 foreign donation took place or that illegal funding was accepted, although it admitted senior aides Dan Jukes and James Orr used careless, wrong, and untrue language regarding concealment.
- Reform UK stated it intends to take legal action against production company Verbatim Investigations for acting unlawfully, whereas Channel 4 News and Verbatim both defended their journalism following rigorous pre-broadcast legal scrutiny.
- The Labour Party labelled the internal report a whitewash that does not exonerate Nigel Farage or his party, pointing out that a Metropolitan Police inquiry into the alleged campaign funding arrangements is still active.
- To improve future party governance, the report recommended implementing stricter donor identity checks earlier in the vetting process and requiring contractors to provide detailed disclosures of their other clients.
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