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Two Senior Reform UK Officials Step Down Over Hidden Funding Allegations

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September 4, 2026 · Sep 4, 2026

Two Senior Reform UK Officials Step Down Over Hidden Funding Allegations

Two senior officials at Reform UK have stepped down as the party launches an internal investigation into allegations of illegal foreign funding.

The departures of Nigel Farage’s senior aide, Dan Jukes, and the party’s head of policy, James Orr, follow a damaging undercover report broadcast by Channel 4 News. The footage showed Jukes allegedly suggesting a way to bypass electoral law to secure a £500,000 donation from a foreign source.

In the recording, an undercover reporter poses as the UK-based son of a wealthy American. When discussing the half-million-pound gift, the reporter suggests his father would send the money to him first, allowing him to act as the registered donor. Farage is heard responding to the proposed arrangement by saying, “Thank you. Well, both of you. Thank you.”

Earlier in the same recording, Orr is accused of suggesting that a polling company could simply send the bill for an £18,000 opinion poll directly to the undercover reporter. This would effectively hide the true source of the funding from the public.

Under UK electoral law, political parties can only accept money from registered UK voters or UK-registered companies. Concealing foreign money or hiding the true source of a donation is a criminal offense.

Reform UK has firmly denied any wrongdoing. A party spokesman stated that the allegations are part of a “hoax perpetuated by foreign-funded climate change activists.” The party added that it is letting the internal probe run its course, noting, “The party believes it is important that the investigation is allowed to proceed independently and without prejudice.”

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The political fallout was immediate. Both the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats have formally reported Reform UK to the Metropolitan Police over the allegations. The police confirmed they are currently assessing the matter and reviewing any information provided to them.

For now, the two officials are out, and the party is on the defensive. But as the police review the evidence, the shadow of this scandal threatens to overshadow the party’s broader message. It is a sharp reminder that in politics, a secret conversation is only a secret until it is broadcast.

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