- Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice has defended £72 million in donations received from two crypto-billionaires, accusing Labour of hyperventilating hypocrisy.
- The twin £36 million gifts from Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne have sparked renewed calls for a blanket cap on political donations.
- Tice claimed the funding complies with existing rules and is necessary to level the playing field against Labour and the Conservatives.
- He accused Labour of attempting to retrospectively alter donation regulations out of fear of Reform UK's political progress.
- Tice insisted that the donors will have zero influence over Reform UK's policy platform and that nothing was promised in return.
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