{"id":377386,"date":"2026-09-10T01:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T00:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/metropolitan-police-opens-criminal-investigation-into-reform-uk-over-alleged-foreign-donations\/"},"modified":"2026-09-10T01:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T00:00:27","slug":"metropolitan-police-opens-criminal-investigation-into-reform-uk-over-alleged-foreign-donations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/metropolitan-police-opens-criminal-investigation-into-reform-uk-over-alleged-foreign-donations\/","title":{"rendered":"Metropolitan Police opens criminal investigation into Reform UK over alleged foreign donations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/TzYiIG6KRz8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Metropolitan Police opens criminal investigation into Reform UK over alleged foreign donations\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TzYiIG6KRz8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Metropolitan Police has opened a criminal investigation into allegations that Reform UK broke the law in relation to foreign funding.<\/p>\n<p>It follows the broadcast of an investigation by Channel 4 and independent journalists Verbatim on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Two top aides stepped down from their roles on Friday after the undercover footage showed them talking about how to get money from a foreign donor and ask them to pay for polling.<\/p>\n<p>One of the aides, Dan Jukes, appeared to discuss options of getting around the law to the undercover reporter, who was posing as a donor.<\/p>\n<p>He suggested that money could be transferred into a UK account and implied the party had already done this.<\/p>\n<p>James Orr, the party&#8217;s head of policy, was seen on camera suggesting that an American Company could pay for polling to support Reform UK&#8217;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>To donate to a political party in Britain, you must be a UK registered voter, or a company registered in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>A Reform UK spokesperson said: \u201cReform UK denies any wrongdoing and will fully cooperate with the investigation. 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