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Reform secures record-breaking £36m donation from crypto entrepreneur

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The huge sum comes as the party and leader Nigel Farage face intense scrutiny over its funding Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by TrumpReform UK has been given a record £36m donation by Ben Delo, a British cryptocurrency billionaire convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls.The businessman, who has moved back to the UK from Hong Kong, is now the biggest UK political donor by far, dwarfing the £15m contribution to Reform UK from Thailand-based Christopher Harborne. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • The huge sum comes as the party and leader Nigel Farage face intense scrutiny over its fundingS1
  • Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by TrumpReform UK has been given a record £36m donation by Ben Delo, a British cryptocurrency billionaire convicted in the US for failing to implement ad...S2
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1d Independent

Reform secures record-breaking £36m donation from crypto entrepreneur

The huge sum comes as the party and leader Nigel Farage face intense scrutiny over its funding

1d The Guardian

Reform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaire

Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by TrumpReform UK has been given a record £36m donation by Ben Delo, a Br…

Reform secures record-breaking £36m donation from crypto entrepreneur

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The brief

The huge sum comes as the party and leader Nigel Farage face intense scrutiny over its funding Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by TrumpReform UK has been given a record £36m donation by Ben Delo, a British cryptocurrency billionaire convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls.The businessman, who has moved back to the UK from Hong Kong, is now the biggest UK political donor by far, dwarfing the £15m contribution to Reform UK from Thailand-based Christopher Harborne. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • The huge sum comes as the party and leader Nigel Farage face intense scrutiny over its fundingS1
  • Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by TrumpReform UK has been given a record £36m donation by Ben Delo, a British cryptocurrency billionaire convicted in the US for failing to implement ad...S2
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S1 Independent 1 report · EN
S2 The GuardianLead 1 report · EN