{"id":364947,"date":"2026-07-27T22:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-gaping-loopholes-used-by-billionaire-to-bankroll-reform-uk\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T22:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T21:00:09","slug":"the-gaping-loopholes-used-by-billionaire-to-bankroll-reform-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-gaping-loopholes-used-by-billionaire-to-bankroll-reform-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8216;gaping loopholes&#8217; used by billionaire to bankroll Reform UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/dUMvEBlIzlA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The 'gaping loopholes' used by billionaire to bankroll Reform UK\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dUMvEBlIzlA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Meet Christopher Harborne, the billionaire bankrolling Reform UK.<\/p>\n<p>He moved to Thailand in the 1990s and became a Thai citizen, but he has pumped over \u00a325 million into UK political parties, including \u00a315 million to Reform UK and \u00a310.2 million to the Brexit Party.<\/p>\n<p>How is he legally allowed to do this?<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>**CONTINUE YOUR TEXT HERE**<\/p>\n<p>A Channel 4 News investigation can reveal that Harborne specifically re-registered as a UK resident to cast his vote for the Brexit referendum whilst declaring just a few months later in a UK company documents that he lived in Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a move that legally enabled him to pump tens of millions into British politics.<\/p>\n<p>Experts are calling it a &quot;gaping loophole&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>We look into the man behind Nigel Farage&#8217;s \u00a35 million gift.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\n0:00 &#8211; Intro<br \/>\n1:23 &#8211; Who is Christopher Harborne?<br \/>\n2:26 &#8211; Harborne&#8217;s influence on British politics<br \/>\n4:26 &#8211; &quot;Gaping loopholes&quot;<br \/>\n5:24 &#8211; Do people of Hampshire know Harborne?<br \/>\n7:54 &#8211; What checks did the council make?<br \/>\n9:08 &#8211; Questions about determining residency<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Christopher Harborne, the billionaire bankrolling Reform UK. He moved to Thailand in the 1990s and became a Thai citizen, but he has pumped over \u00a325 million into UK political parties, including \u00a315 million to Reform UK and \u00a310.2 million to the Brexit Party. How is he legally allowed to do this? 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