DeSmog Investigation: Reform UK Received £24 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests, 67% of Total Funding
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Adam Barnett and Sam Bright
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DeSmog's investigation reveals that Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has received £24 million from donors with financial interests in fossil fuels — accounting for 67% of the party's total income. The party is advocating for new North Sea oil and gas drilling ahead of UK elections, claiming it will reduce energy bills, a claim DeSmog describes as ill-founded. An additional £2.4 million has come from individuals who dispute established climate science.
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· 4 pulledReform UK has received £24 million from oil and gas interests, accounting for more than two thirds of its total income, DeSmog can reveal.
Led by Nigel Farage, the party is calling for new North Sea oil and gas drilling ahead of UK-wide elections in May on the ill-founded claim that it will cut energy bills.
DeSmog's analysis reveals that 67 percent of Reform's funding to date has come from donors with financial interests in fossil fuels, totalling more than £24 million.
A further £2.4 million has been donated by individuals who have disputed basic scientific facts about climate
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