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Police Probe £500k Reform UK Donations, Including £250k Cottrell Payments

7/10/2026

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Police are probing at least £500,000 in donations to Reform UK ahead of Nigel Farage’s August 13 by-election.
Detectives are examining two £250,000 donations from Fiona Cottrell for possible foreign or corporate sources.
Banks flagged a £1 million transaction from Fiona Cottrell to a company run by Richard Tice and reported it to the National Crime Agency.

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Police are probing at least £500,000 in donations to Reform UK ahead of Nigel Farage’s August 13 by-election.
Detectives are examining two £250,000 donations from Fiona Cottrell for possible foreign or corporate sources.
Banks flagged a £1 million transaction from Fiona Cottrell to a company run by Richard Tice and reported it to the National Crime Agency.