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‘It is unsustainable’: Reform’s billionaire donors inspire panic in Westminster

Politics The Guardian By Rowena Mason Whitehall editor 04 Jun 2026 18:19 1 min read
‘It is unsustainable’: Reform’s billionaire donors inspire panic in Westminster

While huge donations are nothing new in UK politics, some fear electoral finance is distorting democracy itself Keir Starmer may be relaxed about allowing millions from cryptocurrency billionaires to flow into Reform UK’s coffers but Labour MPs are tearing their hair out every time the quarterly data on electoral finance drops. “I look at it through my fingers,” says one MP, as the latest figures show a further £7m went to Reform UK from just two men, Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo. Continue

While huge donations are nothing new in UK politics, some fear electoral finance is distorting democracy itself

Keir Starmer may be relaxed about allowing millions from cryptocurrency billionaires to flow into Reform UK’s coffers but Labour MPs are tearing their hair out every time the quarterly data on electoral finance drops.

“I look at it through my fingers,” says one MP, as the latest figures show a further £7m went to Reform UK from just two men, Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo.

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