Reform UK raises £1.5m after Nigel Farage’s return as leader

Farage’s decision to run in election appears to have transformed Reform’s fortunes. Photograph: Darren Staples/AFP/Getty Images

Reform UK has raised £1.5m worth of funds in the days after Nigel Farage’s return as party leader, when he declared he would run to be an MP.

While Reform’s electoral fortunes have been transformed, its war chest has been boosted by money from thousands of new members as well as pledges from bigger donors, the Guardian has learned.