Rayner warns Reform’s £72m crypto windfall could be caught by new donor rules

Reform UK’s £72m donations may be caught by new bill, Rayner suggests

Minister points to legislation’s retrospective effect, but Reform says it is confident funding is within the law UK politics live – latest updates Reform UK’s record £72m in donations from two crypto billionaires could be caught in a new bill which will apply retrospectively, a cabinet minister has suggested. Labour MPs have voiced anger on internal WhatsApp groups that the government did not act last week to restr…

13 Sept, 10:31

Reform’s £72m crypto donations could be illegal under Labour’s new rules, Rayner suggests

The housing secretary was reacting to two £36m donations to Nigel Farage’s party in 48 hours

13 Sept, 08:13

Rayner warns Reform’s £72m crypto windfall could be caught by new donor rules

Angela Rayner has warned Reform UK that its record £72m fundraising haul from two cryptocurrency billionaires could be caught by retrospective rules being pushed through parliament. The housing secretary said new restrictions on political donations from Britons living abroad, or those who have recently returned to the UK, would be backdated as ministers seek to [...]

13 Sept, 10:55