Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, has denied any wrongdoing in accepting potential donations from foreign sources, but two senior figures have been suspended pending an internal investigation. The controversy follows a Channel 4 News report showing senior party officials discussing how to disguise donations from foreign companies. Farage admitted that the scandal would worry some voters and claimed that his party is ready to tackle unauthorized migrant crossings, citing their pact with France's National Rally as evidence. According to Farage, a Reform UK government would "finally take back control of the Channel" and stop migrants making unauthorised crossings.
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The Reform leader denied wrongdoing throughout the party’s three-day conference after a report by Channel 4 News showed senior Reform figures discussing how to disguise donations from foreign sources.
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figures → deny → sources
Accepting donations from a foreign company, including donations in kind such as polling, could constitute a criminal offence and the party has been reported to the police.
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party → accept → police
Mr Farage admitted Reform UK would “make mistakes” as he closed the conference, which was billed as setting out the party’s plans for the first 100 days of government, but was overshadowed by the journalistic investigation.
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which → admit → investigation
Two senior figures – long-term Farage aide Dan Jukes, who denies wrongdoing, and head of policy James Orr – have been suspended pending an internal investigation and Mr Farage admitted the scandal would worry some voters.
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scandal → deny → voters
The footage broadcast by Channel 4 was part of an investigation by members of undercover group Verbatim, who posed as an American donor and his son who had paid for polling allegedly commissioned by Reform and were seeking to channel money to the party.
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who → broadcast → party
Speaking to the BBC on Saturday, Mr Farage claimed to “know donation law better than anybody” and said Mr Jukes and Mr Orr “should have done basic checks” before bringing potential donors to meet him.
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Jukes → speak → him
Mr Farage’s poll ratings have fallen amid scrutiny of Reform’s finances and a Clacton by-election that was boycotted by other parties.
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that → fall → parties
In an attempt to move on from the drama of the conference, Mr Farage wrote an opinion piece for The Sun in which he claimed his party’s pact with France’s National Rally would lead to the end of migrants making unauthorised Channel crossings.
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pact → move → crossings
Mr Farage wrote: “Establishment parties told us international treaties of the last century can’t be touched.
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treaties → write → century
This week, we proved it.
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we → prove → it
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“The pieces are in place.
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pieces → read → place
A Reform UK government will finally take back control of the Channel, restore order — and stop those boats for good.”
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government → take → boats
In his conference speech, Mr Farage said he would declare a national emergency and make Parliament sit round the clock to deliver on his party’s priorities.
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Parliament → say → priorities
Mr Farage’s speech was delayed for an hour by a “security alert” and disrupted by hecklers who were removed by security.
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who → delay → security
West Midlands Police have asked one of the protesters to come forward after footage showed audience members pulling her hair and grabbing her head.
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members → ask → head
