UK politics: Farage hints that Reform’s £72m donations may not be legal under new elections bill - as it happened
In an interview about the donations, he said they are compliant with the law ‘today’ Andy Burnham has cancelled engagements today and tomorrow following the death of his father Roy, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s, the Press Association reports. Burnham has spoken about his father’s illness which meant that he did not know his son had become prime minister. [We] will continue bringing forward further reforms to strengthen confidence in our democracy. Following on from the previous minister for democracy’s letter to you of 10 July 2026, we wanted to reiterate the government’s concerns, shared by many members of the public and parliamentarians, about the rise in the volume and concentration of money in UK politics. We have to limit the way financial power can end up dominating political power, to get to a politics that works for all people in all places. We believe spending limits on parties and candidates are too high, and ought to be reduced. Continue reading...
In an interview about the donations, he said they are compliant with the law ‘today’
Andy Burnham has cancelled engagements today and tomorrow following the death of his father Roy, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s, the Press Association reports.
Burnham has spoken about his father’s illness which meant that he did not know his son had become prime minister.
[We] will continue bringing forward further reforms to strengthen confidence in our democracy.
Following on from the previous minister for democracy’s letter to you of 10 July 2026, we wanted to reiterate the government’s concerns, shared by many members of the public and parliamentarians, about the rise in the volume and concentration of money in UK politics. We have to limit the way financial power can end up dominating political power, to get to a politics that works for all people in all places.
We believe spending limits on parties and candidates are too high, and ought to be reduced.
Continue reading...
Source: Guardian UK. Read the original report: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/sep/14/reform-uk-political-donations-cap-richard-tice-ben-delo-christopher-harborne-latest-news-updates
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