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Reform UK officials step down after alleged electoral law breach

Two Reform UK officials stepped down pending an investigation into alleged foreign funding of political polling.

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Two senior members of the Reform UK party stepped down temporarily on Friday after an undercover investigation alleged they arranged for a foreign donor to pay for political polling. [1] Channel 4 broadcast an investigation stating that two senior figures in Reform UK arranged for a U.S. company to pay more than £30,000 for three opinion polls commissioned by the party. [2] James Orr, Reform's head of policy and one of the officials filmed, said in a video on X that Reform had not been involved in commissioning the poll. [3] Reform UK denied any wrongdoing and stated it was the victim of a hoax perpetrated by climate activists. [4] The governing Labour Party wrote to the police asking them to investigate possible criminal offences, including an alleged proposal to channel a larger overseas donation through a UK intermediary. [5]
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  1. Two senior members of the Reform UK party stepped down temporarily on Friday after an undercover investigation alleged they arranged for a foreign donor to pay for political polling. · cyprus-mail.com
  2. Channel 4 broadcast an investigation stating that two senior figures in Reform UK arranged for a U.S. company to pay more than £30,000 for three opinion polls commissioned by the party. · cyprus-mail.com
  3. James Orr, Reform's head of policy and one of the officials filmed, said in a video on X that Reform had not been involved in commissioning the poll. · cyprus-mail.com
  4. Reform UK denied any wrongdoing and stated it was the victim of a hoax perpetrated by climate activists. · cyprus-mail.com
  5. The governing Labour Party wrote to the police asking them to investigate possible criminal offences, including an alleged proposal to channel a larger overseas donation through a UK intermediary. · The Globe and Mail
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