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Reform's record £9m crypto donation is just the latest offering from abroad
December 07, 2025
|The Observer
Two thirds of funds given to Nigel Farage's party this parliament have come donors with overseas interests
The man behind a record-breaking donation to Reform UK is one of several individuals and businesses based overseas who have given large sums to the party in recent years.
Last week, it was revealed that Christopher Harborne, a low-profile British-Thai businessman and crypto investor, had given Nigel Farage's party £9m, the largest single donation in British political history.
Harborne had backed the Brexit party in the run-up to the 2019 election, as well as covering the cost of Farage's travel to attend Donald Trump's second inauguration in January, but this latest donation is by far his largest.
In total, Harborne has given Farage and his party £19.2m.
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