Christopher Harborne says donation cap will not stop Reform UK funding
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Updated · BBC.com · Apr 30
Christopher Harborne says donation cap will not stop Reform UK funding
8 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Apr 30
The Thailand-based businessman told the Telegraph he may challenge Labour's new £100,000 overseas-donor limit in court or return to Britain to keep giving.
Ministers say the cap protects democracy from foreign interference, while Steve Reed denied it was aimed at Reform and warned hostile states could channel money through overseas Britons.
Harborne gave Reform £12m in 2025, including a record £9m party donation, and is also linked to scrutiny over Nigel Farage's undeclared £5m pre-election security gift.
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