Nigel Farage tells BBC he 'wasn't listening' to foreign donor talks filmed undercover

The Reform leader also told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that his family are "begging" him to leave his job.

Tory defector Jenrick, who is now Reform's economy spokesman, has also faced claims his Conservative leadership campaign accepted foreign donations

Reform U.K.'s annual convention comes amid fresh controversy after an undercover investigation alleged that senior figures in Nigel Farage's party discussed securing foreign funding, which is prohibited under British law. Reform denies wrongdoing, saying it was the victim of a hoax. CBS News reporter Inaya Folarin Iman

By early this morning Reform announced their Head of Policy James Orr and top Farage adviser Dan Jukes had stepped down.

The annual gathering at Birmingham’s NEC has been overshadowed by yet more allegations about party funding.

The annual gathering at Birmingham’s NEC has been overshadowed by yet more allegations about party funding.

The Reform UK leader insisted ‘nothing illegal’ had happened.

Undercover footage allegedly shows top Reform officials discussing ways to evade foreign funding laws.

Christopher McKeon, Sophie Wingate, Harry Taylor and Abbie Llewellyn, Press Association Political Staff Nigel Farage has dismissed suggestions Reform UK had previously taken disguised foreign donations as “loose pub talk” that “simply were not true” as he sought to move on from allegations about the party’s finances. R

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has shrugged off concerns over comments made by senior party figures on accepting foreign donations via middle men, describing their behaviour as “loose pub talk”.  Reform has faced a gruelling 24 hours after a Channel 4 investigation filmed Farage’s chief of staff Dan Jukes and Reform’s h

Top Reform officials filmed allegedly plotting to break law on foreign donations Imran Mulla on Fri, 09/04/2026 - 11:49 Two senior Reform officials have stepped down pending an investigation, while party leader Nigel Farage says no rules were broken Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks dur

Two senior Reform UK officials step down after undercover sting over foreign donations  lbc.co.uk

Senior Reform figures including leader Nigel Farage are said to have discussed a £500,000 donation from a US businessman through his son, who lives in the UK.

Reform reported to police over alleged foreign donations after undercover investigation | ITV News  ITVX

Police have been urged to investigate explosive allegations that Nigel Farage and Reform UK had undeclared nationwide polls paid for by foreign donors, revealed in a year-long undercover investigation

Investigation broadcast by Channel 4 shows man posing as ‘impermissible donor’ paying for polling that helped Reform Nigel Farage is facing fresh criticism on the eve of the Reform UK party conference after some of his team were filmed appearing to plot to avoid electoral laws on foreign donations in an undercover inv

Barney Davis | Night News Editor Published September 3, 2026 8:34pm Updated September 3, 2026 8:34pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Reform UK could have breached political donation rules by having polling paid for by an overseas company, it