Donations of £72m make Reform’s prospects both rosier and riskier

September 12, 2026 · 2:53 pm 3 sources

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• Donations of £72m make Reform’s prospects both rosier and riskier
  The Guardian · September 12, 2026 14:53
  Party can boost its campaign power with funds from billionaire backers, but it can also lose support from ordinary Britons All things being equal, pretty much any political strategist would welcome a £72m war chest; a sum higher than the combined spending of every major party at the 2024 general…
• Robert Jenrick faces questions after Reform nets £72m in donations in just 24 hours - UK politics live
  The Guardian · September 13, 2026 08:07
  Reform UK’s economic spokesperson talks to Sky News and BBC after record donations Christopher Harborne matches £36m Reform donation of Ben Delo Analysis: Donations of £72m make Reform’s prospects both rosier and riskier Good morning and welcome to the Guardian’s politics live blog in what is a…
• Monday briefing: What do Reform’s record-setting donations mean for the party – and our politics?
  The Guardian · September 14, 2026 05:47
  In today’s newsletter: As Labour MPs scramble to realign later today around a bill that could stop donations like this in their tracks, a look at new game-changing donations to a party engulfed in financial scandals Good morning. Nigel Farage has a confirmed talent for upending the laws of…