Reform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaire

Ben Delo, an Oxford graduate who describes himself as a champion of free speech, supports more than 50 organisations across the political spectrum. Photograph: The Ben Delo Foundation

Reform UK has been given a record £36m donation by Ben Delo, a British cryptocurrency billionaire convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls.

The businessman, who has moved back to the UK from Hong Kong, is now the biggest UK political donor by far, dwarfing the £15m contribution to Reform UK from Thailand-based Christopher Harborne.