Reform UK activists squabble over Farage’s plan for £72m donations

<p>Crypto billionaires’ £72m will be used to hire campaign managers and professional staff in target constituencies</p><p>For Nigel Farage, the £72m lavished last week on his party by the crypto billionaire donors <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/11/reform-uk-given-record-36m-donation-by-british-crypto-billionaire">Ben Delo</a> and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/12/christopher-harborne-matches-36m-reform-donation-of-ben-zelo">Christopher Harborne</a> finally places Reform UK on a level playing field with its political rivals.</p><p>The donations are the largest received by a UK political party since declarations became required in 2001 and led to warnings Farage was aiming to “buy” his way to power, with a row still raging over <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/14/will-donations-to-reform-uk-be-allowed-crypto-billionaires">whether they are legal</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/19/reform-uk-activists-farage-spending-plan-party-donations">Continue reading...</a>