Why is Farage’s Reform accused of violating the UK’s foreign funding rules?

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The anti-immigration Reform UK party said two of its senior officials had stepped down on Friday, following allegations that they were secretly filmed appearing to discuss ways to circumvent UK electoral laws on foreign donations.The far-right party, whose popularity has soared in the past two years, is already embroiled in several other funding scandals involving its leader Nigel Farage. On Friday, it announced an internal probe into the latest case, which was brought to light by a Channel 4 investigation.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Reform UK plan to return asylum seekers using navy ‘dangerous in practice’list 2 of 3Why the UK faces a prisons crisis amid row over release of cop killerslist 3 of 3What’s next for far-right Reform UK after Farage’s by-election win?end of listReform is currently holding its annual party conference in Birmingham, central England.Here’s what we know about the foreign funding claims and how they could affect British politics.What did the Channel 4 investigation show?Channel 4, an independent broadcaster, aired footage of senior Reform officials Dan Jukes and James Orr meeting with undercover reporters who were posing as prospective Refo...

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