Reform UK Tops Fundraising with 18.5 Million Pounds in 2025

Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, raised a record 18.5 million pounds in donations throughout 2025, surpassing both the Conservative Party's 13.4 million and the governing Labour Party's 8.2 million, according to figures released by the Electoral Commission. The surge, driven by major contributions from high-profile donors, positioned the party as the top fundraiser in British politics for the year, with particular strength in the final quarter when it collected 5.5 million pounds, exceeding the combined totals of its main rivals.

The bulk of Reform's financial momentum came from Christopher Harborne, a British-born aviation entrepreneur and cryptocurrency investor based in Thailand. Harborne, who holds a Thai passport and is known by the name Chakrit Sakunkrit, donated 9 million pounds in August, marking the largest single contribution to a UK political party by a living donor. He followed this with a 3 million pound gift in November, bringing his total support to 12 million pounds in 2025. Harborne, a former backer of the Conservatives under Boris Johnson and a significant donor to Farage's predecessor Brexit Party in 2019 and 2020, had not contributed to politics for five...