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Politics · 14 hours ago

Richard Tice Urged Bank Of England To Go Easy On Crypto After £9m Gift To Reform

Richard Tice Urged Bank Of England To Go Easy On Crypto After £9m Gift To Reform

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Letters released by the Bank of England show Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice asked its regulators in November 2025 for a light-touch approach to cryptocurrency, warning Britain was losing financial business to America. It came four months after crypto investor Christopher Harborne gave Reform £9m. Tice says he has long backed deregulation, and there is no suggestion Harborne asked him to write the letters.

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