A close ally of Nigel Farage proposing to circumvent the law in order to obtain a donation from a foreign national: the British anti-immigration party Reform UK, gathered at its annual conference in Birmingham, is in turmoil on Friday following the broadcast of a compromising report.
The broadcast of this program on Channel 4 on Thursday night led to the resignation on Friday morning of two party officials and the launch of an internal investigation, a Reform UK spokesman said.
In this undercover film, a close associate of Nigel Farage, Dan Jukes, is seen suggesting a way to circumvent electoral law to obtain a £500,000 donation from an American citizen to the party. You must be registered as a British voter to be able to donate to a British party.
The two resigning officials, Dan Jukes and James Orr, are also accused of breaching electoral rules by financing a poll through a foreign company.
Nigel Farage, who appears in this report, stated on Friday morning that the party had “not broken any law” and that he had received “no money of dubious origin.”
He is due to deliver a speech on Friday afternoon at the party conference in Birmingham (central England), the culmination of this gathering in which the president of the National Rally (RN), Jordan Bardella, is also set to participate on Friday and speak at 1:00 PM (12:00 GMT).
Nigel Farage, 62, aims with this conference to persuade his supporters that he can reach Downing Street at the general elections planned for 2029.
Some party members immediately rejected this scandal as another attempt by the traditional parties to undermine Reform’s rise.
“They are so afraid of Reform, they attack, attack, attack all the time,” said Heather Kynman, a 62-year-old nurse.
But this new affair comes after a difficult summer for the Brexit champion, already accused of having accepted illicit donations.
Reform UK is also the subject of a police investigation into its funding.
Nigel Farage has claimed throughout the summer that he is being attacked by “the system.”
