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These donations to Reform are another reminder that our democracy is too easily put up for sale to the highest bidder. 1/2

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Reform declines to say whether £72m donors returned to UK in time to meet 12-month limit

theguardian.comReform declines to say whether £72m donors returned to UK in time to meet 12-month limitRichard Tice says donations are legally compliant amid speculation on overseas rules proposed in Rycroft report Reform UK’s deputy leader has declined to say when two crypto billionaires who gave a combined £72m to the party returned to the UK, as the architect of a review into overseas donations said anyone here for less than 12 months would be subject to a limit on donations. Richard Tice said that while he was completely confident Reform had complied with all current and proposed laws on donations, he could not say when Ben Delo returned to the UK from Hong Kong, or how much time the Thailand-based Christopher Harborne spent in Britain. Continue reading...
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The government could have stopped this. Other comparable democracies cap political donations to make sure parties are accountable to voters, not wealthy donors. But Britain’s main parties have repeatedly ducked reform because they all benefit from the status quo. 2/2

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