Reform UK, the anti-immigration party led by Nigel Farage, received £72 million in donations from cryptocurrency billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne by 12 September 2026, marking a record single contribution to a British political party. Delo was previously convicted in the US for inadequate anti-money laundering controls but was later pardoned.
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Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has received a £36 million donation from British cryptocurrency billionaire Ben Delo, the largest single contribution to a British political party on record. Delo said he wanted to provide a “fair fight and a level playing field” against the governing Labour Party and the Conservatives, and help Reform prepare policies and legislation ahead of the next general elect
Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by Trump Reform has been given a record £36m donation by Ben Delo, a British cryptocurrency billionaire convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls. The businessman, who has moved back to the UK from Hong Kong, is now the biggest UK political donor by
Reform UK has received a £36m donation from British cryptocurrency billionaire Ben Delo - making it the largest single donation to a UK political party on record.
It's called Newspeak: war is peace, hate is love. 'Reform UK has received a £36m donation from a British cryptocurrency billionaire - a record for a UK political party. Ben Delo wrote in the Daily Telegraph, external that he was making the move because he wanted a "fair fight and a level playing field".' Ben Delo: Reform receives record £36m donation from cryptocurrency billionaire - BBC News http
Party leader, Nigel Farage, says he is humbled by contribution from cryptocurrency billionaires The cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne has given £36m to Reform UK, matching a donation from fellow billionaire Ben Zelo . The pledges are jointly the largest donations made to a UK party and are likely to intensify calls for a cap on political donations. Continue reading...
Reform UK, the anti-immigration party led by Nigel Farage, has received two £36 million donations from cryptocurrency billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne about 24 hours apart. The combined £72 million is tied for the largest donation ever made to a British political party and exceeds the total donations received by all UK parties in the previous year [bbc.com#1][japantoday.com#1][politi
Harborne and Delo’s cash could buy a massive head start in an election, but spending big has possible pitfalls Nigel Farage once said he could spend his £5m gift from Christopher Harborne on Ferraris if he wanted to, given its unconditional nature. With the new donations to his party from Harborne and his fellow crypto billionaire Ben Delo of £72m over the past weekend alone, Farage’s party now ha