Politics · 5 March 2026
Reform UK raises £5.5m in Q4 as crypto donor Harborne gives second major gift of £3m
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Nigel Farage's Reform UK topped British political fundraising for a second consecutive quarter after Thailand-based crypto investor Christopher Harborne donated £3 million in Q4 2025, taking the party's quarterly total to £5.5 million. Harborne had previously donated a record £9 million in Q3 — the largest single gift from a living donor in UK political history. Reform out-raised Labour (£2m) and the Conservatives (£2.4m) in the same period. Farage champions crypto-friendly policies and insists Harborne has sought nothing in return.
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