Crypto Kings Back Farage with £72m Donation Haul
Two billionaire donors have given Reform UK £72m in donations, exceeding the total amount donated to all British political parties last year. The contributions from Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo are four times larger than the previous biggest single donation by a living person.
The donors made their fortunes in cryptocurrency trading while living abroad. Harborne has been living in Thailand, where he goes by the name Chakrit Sakunkrit, and Delo was pardoned by Donald Trump last year after being convicted of flouting US financial rules.
Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, denies any wrongdoing despite a criminal investigation into allegations that the party broke funding rules. The donations have been made to the party in large sums, with Harborne matching Delo's £36m donation.