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Wednesday briefing: Do MPs have the will to stop mega-donors interfering in UK politics?

In today’s newsletter: The representation of the people bill has become a test of whether Britain can curb the surge in billionaire‑backed donations trying to influence how we run the country

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage is just one strand in the tangle of rightwing politicians and crypto investors

These financiers want to remodel the UK into a form that suits them – one that could threaten to erode the barriers between crime and business, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

What are the rules on political donations and gifts in the UK?

Mega-donors are coming under scrutiny with growing calls for donations cap beyond those from overseas investors

The Guardian - UK

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New foreign donation rules could hit Reform UK’s crypto millionaire funders hard

‘These tough new rules will shut down dodgy funding, stop foreign money influencing our elections and keep our democracy strong,’ says Communities Secretary Steve Reed

The Independent UK

‘It is unsustainable’: Reform’s billionaire donors inspire panic in Westminster

While huge donations are nothing new in UK politics, some fear electoral finance is distorting democracy itself

The Guardian - UK

Reform is raising millions more than other political parties – here’s how

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The Independent UK

Reform UK receives millions from crypto billionaires and foreign donors as donations soar

Donors based abroad now face a cap of £100,000 a year on the amount they can give to political parties

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Reform UK raising millions more than other parties, donation figures show

Farage’s party brings in £9m largely from crypto billionaires in three months, more than twice that of Labour and Tories

The Guardian - UK

Starmer to meet Henry Nowak’s family this afternoon, No 10 says – as it happened

The private meeting will take place in Downing Street

The Guardian - UK

Starmer says Farage ‘dodging questions’ about £5m gift from crypto billionaire

Prime minister says ‘£5m question still remains’, as pressure grows on Reform UK leader over Christopher Harborne gift

The Guardian - UK

Billionaire moving back to UK so he can fund Reform’s ‘war chest’

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The Independent UK

British crypto billionaire Ben Delo says he has given £4m to Reform UK

Delo, pardoned by Trump after violating US banking law, describes himself as champion of free speech

The Guardian - UK

Billionaire returning to UK from Hong Kong to donate millions to Reform

Ben Delo says he will return to so he can give millions more to fund the party’s ‘war chest’

The Independent UK

Revealed: a crypto billionaire’s political base hosting ‘anti-woke’ and rightwing activists in Westminster

Pardoned by Trump after violating US banking law, Ben Delo provides funding, networking, and podcasting space for a range of groups, including those with hardline views on migration and abortion

The Guardian - UK

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Is the collapse of Bankman-Fried's FTX crypto empire the end of Effective Altruism?

The one-time billionaire was closely associated with Effective Altruism. Now some fear for the movement's future.

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