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Polling Council Opens Inquiry Into Reform UK’s Undisclosed Funding

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC · How we work

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Michael Jukes, a UK political consultant, arranged fictitious American funding for Reform UK polls.
He resigned as Nigel Farage’s communications director earlier this month after an undercover sting.
The British Polling Council opened an inquiry because the polls omitted required client disclosure, breaching its rules.
Reform UK said Jukes was a consultant, not a party representative, and denied any electoral law breach.

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Michael Jukes, a UK political consultant, arranged fictitious American funding for Reform UK polls.
He resigned as Nigel Farage’s communications director earlier this month after an undercover sting.
The British Polling Council opened an inquiry because the polls omitted required client disclosure, breaching its rules.
Reform UK said Jukes was a consultant, not a party representative, and denied any electoral law breach.