World news | The GuardianMar 5
Crypto investor based in Thailand donates further £3m to Reform https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/05/crypto-investor-christopher-harbone-reform-uk-donation #ReformUk #PartyFunding #Politics #UkNews #ElectoralCommission #LiberalDemocrats #Labour #GreenParty
Crypto investor based in Thailand donates further £3m to Reform

Christopher Harborne’s gift is latest to party’s election war chest and comes amid calls for political donations to be capped

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World news | The GuardianMar 1
Ex-minister adds to UK calls for ban on political donations in cryptocurrency https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/01/minister-calls-ban-on-political-donations-cryptocurrency-rushanara-ali #PartyFunding #Politics #HouseOfCommons #UkNews #Cryptocurrencies #UkSecurityAndCounterterrorism #Technology #Ecommerce
World news | The GuardianFeb 24
Minister under investigation over targeting of reporters makes late donation declaration https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/24/minister-under-investigation-over-targeting-of-reporters-makes-late-donation-declaration #Labour #PartyFunding #UkNews #Politics #Thinktanks
Minister under investigation over targeting of reporters makes late donation declaration

Josh Simons failed to declare gifts from Labour donor within the stipulated 28 days of receiving them

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Opinion | The Guardian USFeb 10
Public faith in politics is now in the gutter. Here’s how Labour should drag it out | Polly Toynbee https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/10/public-faith-politics-labour-britain-transparency-donations #PartyFunding #Ethics #Politics #UkNews #Labour
Public faith in politics is now in the gutter. Here’s how Labour should drag it out

With Britain sliding down the index of transparency and voters angry, the looming election bill fails to confront the real issues, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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World news | The GuardianFeb 4
Nigel Farage’s two-day trip to Davos cost more than £50,000, documents reveal https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/04/nigel-farages-two-day-trip-to-davos-cost-more-than-50000-documents-reveal #NigelFarage #ReformUk #PartyFunding #Politics #UkNews #Davos
Nigel Farage’s two-day trip to Davos cost more than £50,000, documents reveal

Reform UK leader who received two guest passes from Iranian-born billionaire declares attendance at event on register of MPs’ interests

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World news | The GuardianJan 29
Nigel Farage meets UAE ministers and drums up donations on Dubai trip https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/29/nigel-farage-dubai-united-arab-emirates-reform-uk #NigelFarage #ReformUk #Dubai #PartyFunding #UnitedArabEmirates #Politics #UkNews #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #WorldNews
Nigel Farage meets UAE ministers and drums up donations on Dubai trip

Reform UK leader speaks at GB News event also attended by industry minister on second UAE visit in two months

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Nina Cried PowerJan 26

Is it just me or is anybody else wondering if the slew of defections to Reform has anything to do with the £9,000,000 donation made by Christopher Harborne, the aviation entrepreneur who has invested in crypto technology?

Follow the Money has a double meaning?

#ReformUK #PartyFunding

World news | The GuardianJan 9
Zarah Sultana’s Your Party membership launch may have been ‘serious criminal act’ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/09/zarah-sultana-your-party-unauthorised-membership-portal-launch-may-have-been-serious-criminal-act #YourParty #ZarahSultana #JeremyCorbyn #Politics #InformationCommissioner #UkNews #PartyFunding
Zarah Sultana’s Your Party membership launch may have been ‘serious criminal act’

Information watchdog says party’s data controller should refer unauthorised launch to police

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World news | The GuardianDec 26
UK ministers urged to cap political donations to ‘rebuild voter confidence’ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/26/uk-ministers-urged-to-cap-political-donations-to-rebuild-voter-confidence #PartyFunding #Politics #ElectoralReform #ElectoralCommission #Labour #UkNews
UK ministers urged to cap political donations to ‘rebuild voter confidence’

Letter from 19 organisations says a cap would help to protect democracy, weeks after £9m donation to Reform UK

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Opinion | The Guardian USDec 12
Donald Trump wants a Europe in chaos – a sure sign for Britain to shore up its democracy | Polly Toynbee https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/dec/12/donald-trump-europe-britain-democracy-political-donations #Corruptionindexandbarometer #ElectoralCommission #EuropeanUnion #Partyfunding #DonaldTrump #Thefarright #ReformUK #Lobbying #ElonMusk #Europe #UKnews
Donald Trump wants a Europe in chaos – a sure sign for Britain to shore up its democracy

With the US threatening to support ‘patriotic’ parties here, we need better defences, starting with tough new rules about political donations, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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