UK Ministers Tighten Donation Rules With £100,000 Cap as Farage Faces Fresh Funding Scrutiny
Updated
Updated · The Guardian · Jul 6
UK Ministers Tighten Donation Rules With £100,000 Cap as Farage Faces Fresh Funding Scrutiny
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 6
Summary
Monday’s package will cap donations at £100,000 for one year after a donor moves to the UK, add checks on whether donating companies are genuine, and force candidates to disclose gifts above £2,230.
The changes were unveiled as Nigel Farage faces possible fresh scrutiny over previously undisclosed benefits from crypto entrepreneur George Cottrell before he became an MP.
Those benefits reportedly included social-media staff, security and stays at a mansion; Reform says they were personal gifts, but Cottrell also carried Reform-branded business cards with Farage’s email address.
Daniel Greenberg is already investigating a separate £5 million donation to Farage from Christopher Harborne and is due to publish findings within two weeks.
Labour MPs still want tougher curbs, with Stella Creasy pushing an amendment to cap all political donations at £100,000 rather than only limiting some overseas-linked donors.