Reform inquiry says party broke no donation laws

Reform UK’s internal inquiry has concluded that the party did not break electoral law in discussions about a proposed £500,000 donation from a foreign source, while criticising senior figures for remarks about the donation and polling arrangements. The donation was never made, according to the inquiry, and the Metropolitan Police is conducting a separate investigation into the allegations. The 27-page report, commissioned by Reform, said it found no evidence that laws had been broken. It also concluded that polling discussed in footage recorded by undercover journalists had been commissioned by consultant Dan Jukes on his own account, rather than for the party. The report’s conclusions are the findings of Reform’s own review; the supplied reporting does not include an independent assessment of its underlying records. The inquiry criticised Jukes and the party’s head of policy, James Orr, over their comments. It said Orr was wrong to suggest that impermissible donations would go undiscovered and criticised his description of the Electoral Commission.