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uk-politics1 hour ago•5 min saved

Fresh illicit-funding sting haunts Reform UK and Farage

An undercover Channel 4 News/Verbatim report shows Nigel Farage meeting individuals posing as a US donor and his UK-based son who allegedly funded Reform UK polls, potentially breaching UK electoral funding rules; Reform UK says it did nothing illegal and is launching an internal review. The sting adds to recent fundraising controversies around Farage, including a £5m crypto-backed donation, with the Electoral Commission and Metropolitan Police examining related donations; no arrests have been made as Reform hosts its Birmingham conference.

via Financial Times|

#channel-4-news #electoral-law #illicit-funding

politics1 hour ago•4 min saved

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.

via politico.eu|

#campaign-finance #channel-4-sting #electoral-law

politics11 months ago•1 min saved

Moldova Takes Measures Against Pro-Russian Influence Ahead of Elections

Moldova's Central Electoral Commission has barred the pro-Russia party Heart of Moldova from participating in the upcoming parliamentary elections due to investigations into illegal financing and a court ruling limiting its activities, amid concerns of Russian interference and political tensions in the country.

via dw.com|

#elections #electoral-law #heart-of-moldova

politics2 years ago•2 min saved

Labour's Struggle with Controversial Candidates in UK Elections

Despite Labour suspending its former candidate Azhar Ali, he will still appear on voting papers in Rochdale under the party banner due to electoral law, which prohibits changes to ballot papers after publication. The party's withdrawal of support came too late to change the ballot paper before the by-election, and the candidate's appearance on the ballot is a "snapshot in time" at the point of nomination. The party has no control over the former candidate if elected, and the situation is not unprecedented, as seen in previous elections.

via BBC.com|

#ballot-papers #candidate-withdrawal #electoral-law