Reform UK officials quit as Farage launches donation probe

Two top Reform UK officials, James Orr and Dan Jukes, have stepped down pending an investigation into allegations they breached political donation rules, following an undercover sting by Channel 4 News. The probe concerns claims Reform accepted £32,500 from a purported US firm for polling, but the donors were undercover reporters from the investigative group Verbatim. Rival parties have reported the matter to the police, as foreign funding is not permissible. The controversy coincides with Reform's annual conference in Birmingham, where Nigel Farage will outline his first 100 days in office. Farage also remains under investigation by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner over an undeclared gift.