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[^2]\n\nJames 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]\n\nEd 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]\n\nJames 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]\n\nThe 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]\n\nIn 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]\n\nParty 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. 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