Senior aides to British Trump ally Nigel Farage step down after foreign funding sting
- Britain’s populist Reform UK said two senior aides to leader Nigel Farage stepped down on Friday after an undercover investigation alleged the party had broken electoral law by arranging for a foreign donor to pay for political polling.
- Reform denied any wrongdoing and said it had been the victim of a hoax perpetrated by climate activists.
- The governing Labour Party wrote to the police asking them to investigate possible criminal offences, including an alleged proposal to channel a larger overseas donation through a UK intermediary.
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- Britain’s populist Reform UK said two senior aides to leader Nigel Farage stepped down on Friday after an undercover investigation alleged the party had broken electoral law by arranging for a foreign donor to pay for political polling.
- Reform denied any wrongdoing and said it had been the victim of a hoax perpetrated by climate activists.
- The governing Labour Party wrote to the police asking them to investigate possible criminal offences, including an alleged proposal to channel a larger overseas donation through a UK intermediary.
Sources: NBC News