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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Met police launch inquiry into alleged overseas donations to Reform UK

Nigel Farage speaks at a podium reading
Nigel Farage addressing delegates at the Reform UK party conference in Birmingham last week. Photograph: Sean Smith/The Guardian

The financial scandal around Reform UK has deepened as police expanded their investigation into allegations of illegal foreign donations and the elections watchdog said it was considering regulatory steps.

Police confirmed on Wednesday they would broaden their inquiries into Reform after Channel 4 News broadcast an undercover sting by a group called Verbatim, in which a reporter posed as a foreign donor seeking to fund Reform.

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