Reform UK faces police probe over alleged foreign funding breach

Reform UK is facing a police investigation over an alleged breach of political funding rules after undercover reporters posed as foreign donors and offered the party polling services. Labour, the Liberal Democrats, and the Green Party have called for detectives to examine the claims. The purported donors were actually reporters from investigative group Verbatim, posing as an American financier and his UK-based son. Foreign companies are prohibited from funding UK parties under electoral law. The Metropolitan Police said it will assess the matter and any information provided. Reform denies wrongdoing, calling it a hoax by foreign-funded activists, and says it has a robust vetting process. The allegations come as leader Nigel Farage faces a separate parliamentary investigation into a £5 million gift. The controversy threatens to disrupt Reform's conference in Birmingham this weekend.