Farage aides quit roles amid Reform UK donation probe

Two senior aides to Nigel Farage have stepped down from their roles pending an investigation into allegations they breached political donation rules, Reform UK confirmed. The party said the probe follows a Channel 4 News broadcast. James Orr and Dan Jukes are accused of having polling paid for by an overseas company, with Reform allegedly taking £32,500 from a US firm for three polls. The purported donors were undercover reporters posing as an American financier and his son. Reform UK stated the investigation will proceed independently and without prejudice, with no further comment while it is ongoing. The allegations stem from a report by investigative group Verbatim.