James Orr and Dan Jukes, two senior aides to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, stepped down on 2026-09-04 pending investigation after Channel 4's undercover report alleged they breached political donation rules by arranging overseas funding. By 2026-09-05, Farage claimed he 'wasn't even listening' at the relevant meeting and predicted 'many more investigations' ahead.
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James Orr and Dan Jukes have stepped down from positions pending outcome of party investigation, says Reform UK Two key aides to Nigel Farage have stepped down from their roles pending the outcome of an investigation by Reform UK into a broadcast by Channel 4 News alleging they breached political donation rules , a party spokesperson said. James Orr and Dan Jukes are alleged to have breached donat
Two Reform UK officials have stepped down and the party has launched an investigation following allegations they breached political donation rules by having polling paid for by an overseas company.
Two key aides to Nigel Farage have stepped down pending an internal investigation Good morning. Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, is speaking on the main day of his party’s conference in Birmingham. It has been a bad summer for the party. After having a large lead over the other parties in opinion polls for over a year, the lead collapsed after Andy Burnham became PM, and now Reform UK and Labou
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Reform says Dan Jukes and James Orr have left their roles as it launches an investigation into the report.
Reform says Dan Jukes and James Orr have left their roles as it launches an investigation into the report
Reform playing fast and loose with electoral law? Gosh. I’m (ahem) shocked. https://www. theguardian.com/politics/2026/ sep/04/nigel-farage-aides-step-down-reform-uk-investigation-political-donation-rules-breach
BIRMINGHAM, England, Sept 4 - Britain's populist Reform UK said two senior advisers to leader Nigel Farage stepped down on Friday after an undercover investigation alleged the party had broken electoral law by arranging for a foreign donor to pay for political polling.
Channel 4 News says undercover footage shows senior Reform UK figures discussing secret foreign-funded support that may have breached UK electoral law. Reporters posing as wealthy donors funded three Reform-commissioned polls worth £32,500 through a US company. The polls were published in major newspapers without disclosing Reform’s role or the funding source. Nigel Farage later met the undercover
Britain’s populist Reform UK said two senior advisers to leader Nigel Farage stepped down on Friday after an undercover investigation alleged the party had broken electoral law by arranging for a foreign donor to pay for political polling. Reform denied any wrongdoing and said it had been the victim of a hoax perpetrated by climate activists. The governing Labour Party wrote to the police asking t
Two key aides to Nigel Farage have stepped down pending the outcome of an investigation after an undercover sting suggested they knowingly sought illegal overseas funding. Channel 4 News broadcast footage of the Reform UK leader’s right hand man, Dan Jukes, and the party’s head of policy, James Orr, talking to reporters posing as potential donors about paying for three opinion polls.
British hard-right leader Nigel Farage's Reform UK party gathered for its annual conference on Friday engulfed by a fresh scandal. Just hours before Farage's address, two senior Reform officials resigned following an undercover investigation aired by Channel 4 News that alleged they had conspired to secure a foreign donation – barred under UK electoral law. The conference will also be addressed by
Nigel Farage’s party has been referred to the police by Labour and the Lib Dems for potential breaches of the law UK politics live – latest updates Nigel Farage is facing yet another finance scandal following a n undercover investigation into how the party is funded . The potential wrongdoing – denied by the party – appears serious enough to have been immediately referred to the police by Labour a
Senior party figures do not appear united, but Farage may be more concerned about impact on performance in polls UK politics live – latest updates Midway through an event at Reform’s annual conference on Friday there was question for the audience: who was worried about a Channel 4 News exposé of potential wrongdoing by party officials over donations? Almost no hands went up. The faithful might be
Donations scandal overshadows Birmingham gathering, raising fresh questions about party’s suitability for government
Splits emerge within party after resignation of officials reported to police for apparent plot to evade donations law Nigel Farage sought to shore up his damaged leadership on Friday as he attempted to distance himself from two of his most senior officials reported to the police for apparently plotting to evade the law on foreign donations. As the scandal engulfed Reform UK’s party conference in B
James Orr, an associate professor, was shown in Channel 4 News footage apparently trying to sidestep electoral law Cambridge University has said it is examining the conduct of James Orr, its associate professor and a top Reform UK aide, after he was filmed appearing to try to circumvent electoral laws on foreign political donations. Orr, the suspended head of policy for the party, is one of two se
Nigel Farage tells Reform UK's annual conference in Birmingham that allegations broadcast by Channel 4 News that his party had breached political donation rules were made because 'they’re scared of us'. The party has suspended two senior officials after they were filmed in an undercover investigation appearing to plot to get around electoral laws on foreign donations Continue reading...
Dan Jukes, the leader's senior aide, and James Orr, the party’s head of policy, have stepped down from their roles while the party conducts an internal investigation.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was heckled by protesters on Friday, as he addressed the party’s conference in Birmingham.
Two senior aides to Nigel Farage, the firebrand leader of the U.K.'s populist Reform party, have stepped down in the wake of an investigative news report.
Nigel Farage is to close Reform UK's conference as the party finds itself embroiled in a row about political donations.
Reform U.K.'s annual convention comes amid fresh controversy after an undercover investigation alleged that senior figures in Nigel Farage's party discussed securing foreign funding, which is prohibited under British law. Reform denies wrongdoing, saying it was the victim of a hoax. CBS News reporter Inaya Folarin Iman has the details.
Six claims the party has faced – from an undisclosed £5m gift to an alleged plot to bypass election laws As Reform UK’s annual conference unfolded in Birmingham, the party was once again facing heightened scrutiny over its finances. Two senior officials have been suspended after they were filmed in an undercover investigation appearing to plot to get around electoral laws on foreign donations. Con
Two senior officials from the hard-right Reform UK party stepped down Friday following a hidden-camera investigation that appeared to show them soliciting substantial foreign funding for party-commissioned opinion polls as well as a potential £500,000 donation from a US donor – banned under UK law.
Farage, who had earlier suspended two close aides, had his keynote speech interrupted multiple times by protesters on Friday Morning, and welcome to our UK politics blog. Reform UK’s annual conference continues in Birmingham today, with speeches from Lee Anderson, Zia Yusuf, Robert Jenrick and others, before Nigel Farage takes to the stage for the closing remarks. The conference has been overshado
Reform leader says there will be ‘many more’ probes into his party in the wake of fresh allegations made by Channel 4
Reform UK leader maintains innocence in overseas funding controversy on last day of party conference UK politics live Nigel Farage has claimed that he “wasn’t even listening” during a meeting at the centre of a controversy about whether his party considered evading the law on accepting donations from overseas. The Reform UK leader also claimed that he knew donation law “better than anybody” during