London’s Metropolitan Police is investigating Reform UK over suspected breaches of foreign-donation laws after a Channel 4 News and Verbatim Investigations report recorded senior aides discussing ways to secure overseas support. The Met’s Special Enquiry Team is folding the case into an existing inquiry into Reform donations, including payments involving Fiona Cottrell and a company controlled by deputy leader Richard Tice. The broadcast showed chief of staff Dan Jukes appearing to suggest that a US donor’s money could be given in his British son’s name, and head of policy James Orr suggesting the donor could pay for opinion polling. A separate discussion involving Nigel Farage concerned a proposed £500,000 donation, although Channel 4 said the payment was never made. Jukes and Orr have stepped back from politics, while Reform denies wrongdoing and says it will cooperate. The Electoral Commission and Crown Prosecution Service are liaising with detectives as the investigation proceeds.