Nigel Farage breaks silence as Reform rocked by undercover filming scandal
Nigel Farage denied Reform UK has broken any laws amid the latest finance row engulfing the party.
TL;DR
- Two Reform UK officials have stepped down amid an investigation into alleged breaches of political donation rules.
- Allegations suggest polling was paid for by an overseas company, which is against electoral law.
- Nigel Farage stated that Reform UK has broken no laws and that the officials were entrapped.
- Farage claimed the polls were commissioned by an independent third party and not funded by the party.
- Undercover reporters from Verbatim posed as foreign financiers to obtain the information.
- The controversy occurs as Reform UK prepares for its conference in Birmingham.
- Farage is expected to promise to declare a "national emergency" if Reform wins power.