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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nina Lloyd

Reform UK’s £72m crypto tycoon donors could face ‘enhanced residency checks’

Reform UK’s billionaire donors could be subject to new checks (Will Colebourne/PA) - (PA Wire)

Reform UK’s crypto-billionaire donors could face enhanced checks to prove their ongoing presence in the UK as the Government considers tightening proposed laws after the party received £72 million over the weekend.

Ministers have already moved to introduce a £100,000 cap on the amount of money that can be given to political parties by British citizens based overseas, which would also apply for the first 12 months after any expats return to the UK.

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