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Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party, was interrupted while speaking at a conference in Birmingham by protesters on Friday. He denied allegations that the party received illegal foreign funding, as suggested by a recent investigative report. The details of the alleged wrongdoing are not specified in the article. An investigative report appears to have prompted the denial and heckling.
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Reform UK, a British populist party led by Nigel Farage, has been embroiled in a scandal over foreign donations. The party received £4 million from Ben Delo, a crypto entrepreneur who was convicted of a banking secrecy violation in the US and pardoned by Donald Trump, accounting for 75% of its donations last quarter. However, an investigation by Channel 4 News found that Reform UK officials were secretly filmed discussing ways to circumvent UK electoral laws on foreign donations. Two senior officials, Dan Jukes and James Orr, have stepped down pending an internal investigation.

The undercover reporters from Verbatim posed as an American donor and his son who had paid for polling allegedly commissioned by Reform UK and were seeking to channel money to the party. Accepting donations from a foreign company can constitute a criminal offence, and the party has been reported to the police. The Liberal Democrats have also asked Parliament's standards watchdog to investigate the claims.

Farage has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, saying that his party had broken no laws and dismissing Jukes' comments as "loose pub talk." However, the footage appears to show senior Reform figures discussing how to disguise donations from foreign sources, which could be a serious breach of electoral law.

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Nigel Farage heckled as he denies Reform UK took illegal funding Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was heckled by protesters on Friday, as he addressed the party’s conference in Birmingham.
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Nigel Farage heckled as he denies Reform UK took illegal funding Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was heckled by protesters on Friday, as he addressed the party’s conference in Birmingham. asserted
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Farage dismissed the findings of an investigative report that appeared to show his party had accepted illegal foreign donations. asserted
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