Reform UK officials' foreign donations investigation

O que mudou

• £32,500Three polls billed January to July 2026
• £500,000May 2024 gifts under criminal examination
• £5MHarborne gift under standards inquiry
• Undercover team filmed Orr and Jukes discussing secret US payment for £32,500 of polling.
• Met criminal inquiry into May 2024 Cottrell gifts remains open with no charges.
• Standards inquiry into £5m Harborne gift had produced no published finding by 8 September.

Então ainda em aberto

• No evidence the discussed £500,000 foreign donation was ever paid or received.
• No verified account of who knew what inside Reform, or whether polling should have been declared.

O que dissemos que iríamos acompanhar

• Whether the Met turns assessment of the sting into a full investigation.
• Whether Greenberg interviews Farage and finds the £5m registrable, risking suspension and recall.

O que sabíamos inicialmente

• £32,500Total for three polls allegedly paid by US firm
• £500,000Proposed 'first salvo' gift via UK front
• 8,000+Delegates expected over three conference days
• 4 September 2026, morningLee Anderson tells Sky News Orr and Jukes have stepped down

Então ainda em aberto

• No finding yet that any impermissible donation was accepted or that Farage knew of a plan.

O que dissemos que iríamos acompanhar

• Whether the Met turns assessment into a formal investigation reaching beyond the two aides.