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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason

Labour’s donations crackdown is a blow to Reform UK – and a highly political move

Nigel Farage at a Reform UK political event
Nigel Farage has been quiet on the overhaul that also affects donations in cryptocurrency, which his party solicits on its website. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

Reform UK are no doubt the biggest losers from the government’s emergency measures to overhaul political donations.

Labour MPs are absolutely delighted that No 10 is at last bringing in changes that will hobble Reform’s ability to raise money from its Thailand-based mega-donor, Christopher Harborne, at the same time as making the electoral system fairer in the eyes of the public.

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