UK Ministers Cap Returning Overseas Voters' Donations at £100,000 for 1 Year
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 6
UK Ministers Cap Returning Overseas Voters' Donations at £100,000 for 1 Year
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 6
Summary
A new proposal would keep overseas voters who move to the UK under a £100,000 annual political-donation cap for their first year back, extending a limit already applied to Britons living abroad.
Ministers paired that move with tighter company-donation rules, measuring eligibility against post-tax profits over the previous five years to block foreign-linked money from entering UK elections.
The changes could curb major Reform UK donors including Christopher Harborne, who gave £9 million in a single donation last year, and Ben Delo, who donated £4 million between January and March.
Candidates would also have to prove pre-candidacy funding came from legitimate sources and declare donations above £2,230 received before formally standing.
The measures, part of the government's response to a foreign-meddling review, are due as amendments to the Representation of the People Bill when it returns to the Commons on 14 July.