Reform UK suspends two officials over alleged US funding of polling

Nigel Farage's Reform UK party faces a new crisis after two senior officials were suspended following an undercover investigation alleging the party sought over £30,000 in political polling funded by a US company, which Farage denies. The investigation by Channel 4 News and Verbatim reportedly documented attempts to secure foreign funding, which UK law restricts to registered British sources. Reform UK claims it was deceived by climate activists and that the polling was independent and publicly available. The scandal emerges amid other funding controversies, including a £5 million gift from crypto entrepreneur Christopher Harborne and large donations from convicted crypto billionaire Ben Delo, which Farage frames as an establishment attack.