Crypto investor gives £9m to Reform UK as donations exceed those to Tories | Reform UK
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party has received a £9m donation from Christopher Harborne, a leading cryptocurrency investor, as well as £50,000 from the wife of the owner of the Daily Mail.
Harborne, who also has interests in defence and aviation fuel, gave the record donation to Reform over the summer in a boost to the party’s finances before its autumn conference.
This year Reform became the first political party to accept donations in crypto but the £9m was made in cash rather than digital currency.
The size of Harborne’s gift to Reform prompted campaign groups including Spotlight on Corruption and Transparency International to renew calls for a cap on political donations.
The donation was revealed in new figures from the Electoral…
