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Reform UK suspends aides after £30,000 donor probe claims

9/6/2026

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Farage Suspends Aides

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage suspended aides Dan Jukes and James Orr after a documentary claimed foreign-donation violations.
Jukes and Orr stepped down pending an internal investigation.
The documentary showed them planning to channel £30,000 from a donor for polls.
Farage told BBC he was “not a compliance officer” and denied foreign funding.
Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds and shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith called for a police probe into Reform UK.

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A finance employee concluded Reform UK lacks policy depth and advised against arranging meetings for its U.S. executives.
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Farage Suspends Aides

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage suspended aides Dan Jukes and James Orr after a documentary claimed foreign-donation violations.
Jukes and Orr stepped down pending an internal investigation.
The documentary showed them planning to channel £30,000 from a donor for polls.
Farage told BBC he was “not a compliance officer” and denied foreign funding.
Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds and shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith called for a police probe into Reform UK.

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