Reform UK receives £7 million more from crypto billionaire donors, Electoral Commission data shows
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Olivia Barber
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Summary
Reform UK received an additional £7 million in donations from two billionaire crypto investors, Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo, according to Electoral Commission figures. Harborne donated £3 million in January on top of £12 million in 2025, while Delo pledged to return from Hong Kong to donate after the UK capped overseas donations. Reform received £9 million in total Q1 donations, far outpacing all other political parties.
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· 3 pulledReform has cashed in on a further £7 million in donations from two billionaire crypto investors, the latest Electoral Commission figures reveal.
Harborne donated another £3 million to Nigel Farage's party in January, on top of the £12 million he donated in 2025.
Delo, who vowed to return from Hong Kong to the UK to donate to Reform after the government put a cap on donations from overseas
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