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Reform UK suspends two aides over donations plot; Farage stays

Reform UK chair Lee Anderson confirms two suspended aides will not return following an undercover investigation into electoral law evasion.

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Lee Anderson, the Reform UK chief whip and party chair, stated on Sky News that James Orr and Dan Jukes have stepped down and will not be returning to the party. [1] An undercover investigation by Channel 4 News alleged that Reform UK officials breached political donation rules by arranging to have polling paid for by an overseas company. [2] James Orr and Dan Jukes, officials from Britain's Reform UK, announced on Friday that they would step down following the broadcast of an investigative television documentary. [3] Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, stated on social media that Nigel Farage has serious questions to answer and that the buck stops with him regarding the alleged plot. [4] James Orr, the head of policy at Reform UK, and Dan Jukes, a key aide to Nigel Farage, were the two individuals primarily involved in the apparent plot exposed by an undercover investigation to evade electoral law. [5] The Labour party has written to the Metropolitan police, led by Mark Rowley, calling for a criminal investigation into whether offences under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 have been committed. [6] In the documentary, Dan Jukes was seen suggesting to an undercover reporter how to evade electoral law to make donations to the party from abroad. [7] Party leader Nigel Farage insisted that the party has 'broken no laws' but added that 'entrapped conversations don't look good' and confirmed the launch of a party investigation. [8]
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  1. Lee Anderson, the Reform UK chief whip and party chair, stated on Sky News that James Orr and Dan Jukes have stepped down and will not be returning to the party. · The Guardian
  2. An undercover investigation by Channel 4 News alleged that Reform UK officials breached political donation rules by arranging to have polling paid for by an overseas company. · Al Jazeera
  3. James Orr and Dan Jukes, officials from Britain's Reform UK, announced on Friday that they would step down following the broadcast of an investigative television documentary. · Al Jazeera
  4. Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, stated on social media that Nigel Farage has serious questions to answer and that the buck stops with him regarding the alleged plot. · The Guardian
  5. James Orr, the head of policy at Reform UK, and Dan Jukes, a key aide to Nigel Farage, were the two individuals primarily involved in the apparent plot exposed by an undercover investigation to evade electoral law. · The Guardian
  6. The Labour party has written to the Metropolitan police, led by Mark Rowley, calling for a criminal investigation into whether offences under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 have been committed. · The Guardian
  7. In the documentary, Dan Jukes was seen suggesting to an undercover reporter how to evade electoral law to make donations to the party from abroad. · Al Jazeera
  8. Party leader Nigel Farage insisted that the party has 'broken no laws' but added that 'entrapped conversations don't look good' and confirmed the launch of a party investigation. · Al Jazeera
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