{"id":375882,"date":"2026-09-04T19:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T18:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/phillipson-reform-denying-rules-broken-on-donations-is-attempt-to-undermine-our-democracy\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T19:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T18:00:06","slug":"phillipson-reform-denying-rules-broken-on-donations-is-attempt-to-undermine-our-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/phillipson-reform-denying-rules-broken-on-donations-is-attempt-to-undermine-our-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"Phillipson: Reform denying rules broken on donations is &#8216;attempt to undermine our democracy&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/hdjDvvip0jk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Phillipson: Reform denying rules broken on donations is 'attempt to undermine our democracy'\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hdjDvvip0jk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Channel 4 News, Bridget Phillipson said the allegations surrounding Reform UK donations were \u201cextremely serious\u201d and that they \u201clook really like an attempt to undermine our democracy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>It comes after Nigel Farage was filmed by undercover reporters from Verbatim as part of a year-long investigation into alleged attempts to secure donations from foreign sources and potential breaches of electoral law.<\/p>\n<p>The Reform UK party has denied wrongdoing and launched an internal investigation. 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