- Reform UK has received an additional £4m donation from British crypto billionaire Ben Delo, bringing his total contribution to the party to £8m.
- Delo was convicted in the US four years ago over failings in an anti-money laundering programme before receiving a pardon from Donald Trump.
- Reform UK believes Delo, who returned to Britain to help build a war chest for the next general election, will not be affected by the new overseas donor cap.
- Electoral Commission figures show Reform UK raised £5.3m in second-quarter donations, outpacing Labour (£3.5m), the Conservatives (£2.8m), and the Liberal Democrats (£1.3m).
- Parliament's standards watchdog is currently investigating whether a separate £5m gift to Nigel Farage from crypto investor Christopher Harborne should have been declared.
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