Badenoch condemns Reform UK’s ‘authoritarian’ press bans – UK politics live

Conservative leader says: ‘If Nigel Farage can’t handle difficult questions about his dodgy £5m, then he shouldn’t be a politician’ The Electoral Commission has released political donation figures for the second quarter of 2026. They show that Reform UK continues to rake in far more than other parties. Nigel Farage’’s party had declared donations worth £5.3m. Labour got £3.6m, and the Conservatives £2.8m. Most of Reform UK’s money came from Ben Delo, who gave £4m. As Rowena Mason reported earlier this year, Delo is a British billionaire convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate anti-money-laundering controls in his cryptocurrency business. Continue reading...