Farage defends Reform UK’s two £36m donations amid proposed expat cap

  • Reform UK leader Nigel Farage defended two £36m donations from Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne.
  • Proposed expat donations face a £100,000 annual cap backdated to 25 March 2026.
  • House of Lords is debating the Representation of the People Bill.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said two £36 million donations from British businessmen Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne comply with current law, while declining to say whether they would meet proposed rules being debated in Parliament. The Representation of the People Bill would impose a £100,000 annual cap on donations from British expats, backdated to 25 March 2026, and require people returning to the UK to wait at least a year before giving more than that amount. Farage opposed retrospective restrictions and said a future government led by him could respond by limiting trade union donations. The donations have prompted renewed scrutiny of political finance, with ministers citing concerns about overseas money influencing politics and critics calling for broader caps.

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