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UK ministers seek to block £72m Reform UK donations from crypto billionaires

The government plans retrospective residency rules to invalidate the unprecedented gifts from Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne.

11 publishers · 36 articles · first seen 9 Sept 2026 · updated 35d ago

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11 publishers have covered this in 36 articles since 9 Sept 2026. South China Morning Post published first, on 9 September at 15:38 UTC; News Feed followed 6h 32m later. The most recent article, from The Guardian Business, appeared on 19 September at 16:00 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: News Feed (major outlet), Bloomberg.com (major outlet), The Guardian Business (major outlet), CoinDesk (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), South China Morning Post, Latest articles, Cointelegraph.com News, decrypt.co, The Block, France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published.

  1. South China Morning PostPolice widen criminal probe into Reform UK over foreign funding claims
  2. News FeedPolice investigate Reform UK over donor sting
  3. Latest articlesU.K. police probe Farage’s Reform over donation allegations
  4. News FeedDoubts about Reform and Labour benefit Kemi Badenoch
  5. Bloomberg.comFarage’s Reform UK Holds Up in Polls After Donations Sting
  6. News FeedReform candidate for London mayor said Tories ‘should have borrowed and borrowed’
  7. News FeedUK universities fail to win over Reform
  8. News FeedReform UK receives record £36mn donation
  9. The Guardian BusinessReform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaire
  10. The Guardian BusinessChristopher Harborne matches £36m Reform donation of Ben Delo
  11. Show 26 later sources
    1. South China Morning PostFarage’s Reform UK gets second record £36 million donation in 48 hours
    2. The Guardian BusinessDonations of £72m make Reform’s prospects both rosier and riskier
    3. Cointelegraph.com NewsFarage’s Reform UK gets biggest donation ever from crypto billionaire: Reports
    4. decrypt.coCrypto Billionaires Hand Reform UK $97M in Record Donations
    5. The BlockCrypto billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne each donate £36 million to Farage’s Reform UK
    6. CoinDeskNigel Farage’s Reform UK lands $97 million donations from two crypto billionaires in 24 hours
    7. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraSecond crypto billionaire donates record $49m to far-right Reform UK
    8. Latest articlesFarage’s Reform UK raises record £72 million in 24 hours — from two crypto billionaires
    9. France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlinesUK: Police probe £72 million donation to Reform UK
    10. News FeedRayner suggests political donations cap on table after Reform’s £72mn boost
    11. News FeedReform’s windfall changes the mood music
    12. The Guardian Business‘Party for sale’? Reform’s £72m donation causes huge backlash | Politics Weekly
    13. The Guardian BusinessAs Reform celebrates £72m in donations, tell me this: are you ready to see two rich men buy our democracy? | Owen Jones
    14. News FeedNigel Farage refuses to say if Reform UK’s £72mn gifts would comply with new cap
    15. The Guardian BusinessThe Guardian view on Reform UK: crypto billionaires must be stopped from undermining democracy | Editorial
    16. The Guardian BusinessWill the £72m of donations to Reform UK be allowed?
    17. The Guardian BusinessMinisters seek law change to make £72m donations to Reform illegal
    18. The Guardian BusinessWhy crypto-billionaires love Reform – podcast
    19. News FeedBen Delo: the crypto billionaire helping to bankroll Reform UK
    20. The Guardian BusinessThe sinister influence of crypto billionaires on our politics | Letters
    21. The Guardian BusinessBig-money donations poison British politics. We can stop the mega-rich buying access and influence | Gordon Brown
    22. The Guardian BusinessReform-linked thinktank ‘to call for big tax cuts for the rich’
    23. News FeedMega-donors obscure the wider threats to British democracy
    24. News FeedReform UK’s mega-donor backed a friend’s libel claim. Now he controls her home
    25. News FeedTranscript: Reform UK mega-donors stir controversy
    26. The Guardian BusinessUK politics increasingly funded by billionaires as mega-donations surge

Sources

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  1. UK politics increasingly funded by billionaires as mega-donations surge The Guardian Business ·
  2. Transcript: Reform UK mega-donors stir controversy News Feed ·
  3. Reform UK’s mega-donor backed a friend’s libel claim. Now he controls her home News Feed ·
  4. Mega-donors obscure the wider threats to British democracy News Feed ·
  5. Reform-linked thinktank ‘to call for big tax cuts for the rich’ The Guardian Business ·
  6. Big-money donations poison British politics. We can stop the mega-rich buying access and influence | Gordon Brown The Guardian Business ·
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  1. The sinister influence of crypto billionaires on our politics | Letters The Guardian Business ·
  2. Ben Delo: the crypto billionaire helping to bankroll Reform UK News Feed ·
  3. Why crypto-billionaires love Reform – podcast The Guardian Business ·
  4. Ministers seek law change to make £72m donations to Reform illegal The Guardian Business ·
  5. Will the £72m of donations to Reform UK be allowed? The Guardian Business ·
  6. The Guardian view on Reform UK: crypto billionaires must be stopped from undermining democracy | Editorial The Guardian Business ·
  7. Nigel Farage refuses to say if Reform UK’s £72mn gifts would comply with new cap News Feed ·
  8. As Reform celebrates £72m in donations, tell me this: are you ready to see two rich men buy our democracy? | Owen Jones The Guardian Business ·
  9. ‘Party for sale’? Reform’s £72m donation causes huge backlash | Politics Weekly The Guardian Business ·
  10. Reform’s windfall changes the mood music News Feed ·
  11. Rayner suggests political donations cap on table after Reform’s £72mn boost News Feed ·
  12. Second crypto billionaire donates record $49m to far-right Reform UK Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
  13. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK lands $97 million donations from two crypto billionaires in 24 hours CoinDesk ·
  14. Donations of £72m make Reform’s prospects both rosier and riskier The Guardian Business ·
  15. Christopher Harborne matches £36m Reform donation of Ben Delo The Guardian Business ·
  16. Reform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaire The Guardian Business ·
  17. Reform UK receives record £36mn donation News Feed ·
  18. UK universities fail to win over Reform News Feed ·
  19. Reform candidate for London mayor said Tories ‘should have borrowed and borrowed’ News Feed ·
  20. Farage’s Reform UK Holds Up in Polls After Donations Sting Bloomberg.com ·
  21. Doubts about Reform and Labour benefit Kemi Badenoch News Feed ·
  22. Police investigate Reform UK over donor sting News Feed ·
  23. UK: Police probe £72 million donation to Reform UK France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines
  24. Farage’s Reform UK raises record £72 million in 24 hours — from two crypto billionaires Latest articles
  25. Crypto billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne each donate £36 million to Farage’s Reform UK The Block
  26. Crypto Billionaires Hand Reform UK $97M in Record Donations decrypt.co
  27. Farage’s Reform UK gets biggest donation ever from crypto billionaire: Reports Cointelegraph.com News
  28. Farage’s Reform UK gets second record £36 million donation in 48 hours South China Morning Post
  29. U.K. police probe Farage’s Reform over donation allegations Latest articles
  30. Police widen criminal probe into Reform UK over foreign funding claims South China Morning Post

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  • Ben Delo
  • Christopher Harborne
  • Andy Burnham
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