Reform UK gets £9m in donations in first quarter of 2026, including £7m from two crypto billionaires – UK politics live

Nigel Farage’s party published the donations as part of its requirements with the Electoral Commission There will be one urgent question in the Commons, at 10.30am, on Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure. A Foreign Office minister will reply. Then, after business questions, Josh MacAlister, minister for children, will give a statement on a family reunion scheme for children in care. The Electoral Commission has published its figures for donations to political parties in the first quarter of 2026 and they show that Reform UK was given £9m. Lucy White from Bloomberg was the first with the numbers. NEW: Reform UK has once again smashed party donation totals, raising more than £9m in the first quarter. Boosted by another £3m from Thailand-based crypto investor Harborne - just before Labour capped donations from overseas - and £4m from crypto entrepreneur Ben Delo Continue reading...