Farage Aides Step Down Over Donor Sting as Reform UK Probes

Two long-time Reform UK advisers, Dan Jukes and James Orr, resigned amid an internal probe after Channel 4 aired undercover footage in which they discussed taking donations from a foreign-backed middleman, hinting at potential Electoral Commission rule breaches. Labour has referred the matter to the Metropolitan Police, though no police investigation has been launched yet. Reform UK says the investigation will proceed independently. The episode followed the revelation that about £32,500 in polling-funded work was linked to the donor and not declared, underscoring tensions as Nigel Farage prepared to speak at the Birmingham conference.