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The Undercover Reform Donations Investigation
Published: 4 September 2026
Duration: 19 minutes
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On September 4, 2026, two senior officials, Dan Jukes, Nigel Farage's aide, and James Orr, Reform UK's head of policy, resigned following a Channel 4 News report. The report sparked an internal investigation into allegations regarding Reform UK's funding.
Verbatim Investigations conducted undercover filming, broadcast by Channel 4 News, appearing to show attempts to secure funding from a person believed to be a foreign donor. Electoral law prohibits UK political parties from accepting financial contributions from non-voters.
Reform UK denies any wrongdoing, attributing the incident to a "hoax perpetuated by foreign-funded climate change activists." Adam and Chris discuss the situation.
This episode was recorded at 11:30 AM on Friday.
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