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What did the Channel 4 report show? published at 09:45 BST In the Channel 4 report, which aired on Thursday night, undercover filming showed Nigel Farage's senior aide, Dan Jukes, suggesting a way to get around electoral law to secure a foreign donation of £500,000 for Reform UK. The undercover filming was carried out by Verbatim Investigations, founded by journalists from the Centre for Climate Reporting. Channel 4 News confirmed the material was verified and broadcast.
The footage includes a discussion over lunch where a reporter posed as a UK-based son and an actor pretended to be his American father. Opposite them were both Jukes and Nigel Farage. Farage said, 'It's all above board' after the son revealed he had been discussing the donation with Jukes and Reform’s policy chief, James Orr. The son claimed he would be the registered donor, but his father would send the money, making the son the actual donor. Farage agreed, saying, 'Thank you.'
Electoral law states that donors to UK political parties must be UK-registered voters or UK-registered companies. Here, the son would qualify as a permissible donor, while his father would not. The report highlights a potential violation of electoral regulations by Reform UK.
Source: BBC
