Reform UK suspends two aides over donation rule breach claims

Two senior Reform UK aides resigned Friday amid allegations the party breached political donation rules, with leader Nigel Farage attributing their departure to "loose pub talk" during an internal investigation. James Orr and Dan Jukes stepped down after a Channel 4 News documentary claimed Reform had polling worth £32,500 paid for by a US firm, with undercover reporters posing as donors. Farage insisted Reform broke no law, saying the polls were not commissioned by the party and the aides' comments were "injudicious at best." The resignations overshadowed Reform's annual conference in Birmingham, where Farage also signed a migration pact with French National Rally leader Jordan Bardella and predicted a general election in early 2027.