Scotland Yard launched a criminal investigation on 9 September 2026 into allegations that Reform UK breached electoral law by accepting foreign donations, following an undercover documentary by Channel 4. The inquiry marks the first formal police probe into the populist party led by Nigel Farage over funding violations.
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LONDON, Sept 9 - British police said on Wednesday they would carry out a criminal investigation into allegations that the populist Reform UK party, led by Nigel Farage, breached donation rules, after its officials were filmed by undercover reporters.
British police say they have opened a criminal investigation into allegations anti-immigration party Reform UK broke rules against foreign donations.
The investigation will look into whether the populist party, which had been surging in the polls, breached the UK's eloctoral funding and donations laws.
British police said on Wednesday a criminal investigation into the populist Reform UK party would be widened to include allegations made in a documentary that officials planned to break electoral law on foreign funding. Reform, led by veteran Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage, denied any wrongdoing and a spokesman for the party said it would “fully cooperate” with the investigation. Farage, under in
London’s Metropolitan Police opened a criminal investigation into allegations that Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, breached rules on foreign political funding after an undercover Channel 4 News and Verbatim investigation aired on September 3 [bbc.co.uk#1][theguardian.com#1][channel4.com#1][abc.net.au#1]. Police said detectives assessed reports about donations and polling involving a political part
UK police open criminal investigation into whether Reform UK broke foreign-funding rules AP News