Farage fails to report 5 million gift!

£10.2 million left by Lord Sainsbury as a bequest in 2022 to the Conservative Party. Fat good it did.

Maremia

I raise you the five million in crypto donated in secret to Farage by a foreign interest, which by the timing, may have 'persuaded' him to stand for Parliament, just after announcing that he wouldn't. He did not declare it, and was found out by newspaper investigation.

Anyone able to top that?

Thats it in a nutshell Maremia.

Farage's response to being found out? Deflect to "Its a "smear" campaign, which Tice repeated yesterday on LK and Jenryk on Question time - same words, same deflection.

I raise you the five million in crypto donated in secret to Farage by a foreign interest, which by the timing, may have 'persuaded' him to stand for Parliament, just after announcing that he wouldn't. He did not declare it, and was found out by newspaper investigation.

Anyone able to top that?

Do feel free to find out your particular information MaizieD…..

I’m impressed that Reform has got to its current position on peanuts ….

There is a reason for the rule that donations to an MP must be declared. It is to avoid them being suborned by a criminal or a foreign power into committing treason against the government and country which they are sworn to serve. "Crypto" is a prefix which means "hidden". If an MP hides a very large donation in a hidden currency, the immediate suspicion is "Why? What else are they hiding?"

eazybee

What would we do without Casdon to tell us what we are supposed to be talking about. No deviations.

Rambling off down blind alleys?

I shall be looking for a parliamentary investigation and the Electoral Commission to look in considerable depth at the relationship between Harbourne, Reform and Farage.

It is time the murky financing was made entirely transparent. If there is nothing to hide, Reform can do no better than open its books. To do so will scupper those of us who think that there is something very dodgy going on.

ronib

Since you asked MaizieD

£411,662,259. 66p to Conservative Party since 2010

Since 2019 £35 million to Reform

So actually Reform romping home on &35 million is an eye opener.

Reform UK was officially registered with the Electoral Commission soon 6 January 2021.

As of early 2026 Reform has established a substantial financial base, driven by high value donations. £35 million since its inception 5 years ago in 2021, but with a significant SURGE in funding from late 2024 through to 2025. A high percentage of this funding is concentrated among a few individuals- Harborne, none uK tax payer living in Thailand £22 million, Hosking over £2.4 million and Richard Tice.

Reform UK's funding structure has attracted scrutiny due to the high concentration of donations from such a small number of people with data reported to the Electoral Commission.

Recent scrutiny has further landed on Farage, a Guardian newspaper investigator found that Reform UK's highest donor, Harborne gave Farage a personal sum of £5 million and Fragge FAILED to declare it. It is common sense that as this sum came form Reform's biggest political donor Harborne would raise concern IF FOUND OUT- as it has. The rules are quite clear to declare in such circumstances.

It smacks of corruption and deception.

^Since 2019 £35 million to Reform*

Reform was launched far later than 2010. I did ask for all Farage's parties since 2010. UKIP etc...

There’s no hiding from the fact that Reform represents exceptional value for money!!

eazybee

But the thread is about donations, declared or otherwise.

Hesitation doesn't feature very much, but repetition does.

You may want this thread to be about donations, declared or otherwise - but it's not. Lecturing us what you want the thread to be about won't change the title and subject of the thread eazybee.

£35

Since you asked MaizieD

£411,662,259. 66p to Conservative Party since 2010

Since 2019 £35 million to Reform

So actually Reform romping home on &35 million is an eye opener.

But the thread is about donations, declared or otherwise.

Hesitation doesn't feature very much, but repetition does.

Casdon

ronib

Donation Watch has a comprehensive list of donors to Labour since 2010. Interesting bunch of donors including Quadrature £4million in 2024.

I’m not sure you have grasped the point ronib, this thread is specifically about undeclared donations to politicians, which breach parliamentary rules?

But threads wander and wandering is always approved of...Anyone who objects to it points it out is accused of being thread police.

ronib does like to go off piste...

What would we do without Casdon to tell us what we are supposed to be talking about. No deviations.

ronib

Donation Watch has a comprehensive list of donors to Labour since 2010. Interesting bunch of donors including Quadrature £4million in 2024.

I’m not sure you have grasped the point ronib, this thread is specifically about undeclared donations to politicians, which breach parliamentary rules?

Fascinating, now back to the bribes from foreign interests that Farage tries to hide.

ronib

Donation Watch has a comprehensive list of donors to Labour since 2010. Interesting bunch of donors including Quadrature £4million in 2024.

If you’d added 2010 to your original post it would have saved some time…

Now let’s know how much the tory party and the various manifestations of the Farage party has received in the same 16 year period. Then we can discuss it in even more context.

Quadrature - a hedge fund registered in the Cayman Islands with not really Labour approved products - fossil fuels, arms manufacturing . Still £4 million! I guess Labour isn’t that fussy.

Donation Watch has a comprehensive list of donors to Labour since 2010. Interesting bunch of donors including Quadrature £4million in 2024.

ronib

I am a non voter atm however, the NHS needs serious reform and Labour and the Conservatives have not filled me with any confidence there.
For all I know, a crypto hub might be the saving of the UK?? Exactly what is a crypto hub and why don’t we need it? AGAA4

Can you tell me what you can buy with crypto currency?

Will Morrisons accept it in payment for your groceries? Can you pay your electricity bill with it? Your hairdresser? Can you purchase anything with it?

As far as I can make out crypto is invaluable for money laundering and for making a few individuals wealthy. Strangely, it’s actually valued in legal currency for initial purchase. I wonder where that money goes…

ronib

Labour - £248 million received so far in political donations according to AI. Why? What is it doing with this money?

Received since when?

Since it was started in the 19th century?

Since last week?

Context is always useful.

Labour - £248 million received so far in political donations according to AI. Why? What is it doing with this money?