Reform UK donations row deepens after reported police referral and internal probe
Reform UK is facing a fresh donations controversy after undercover footage aired on Thursday appeared to show senior figures discussing how to disguise donations from foreign sources. The party has since been reported to police, while Parliament's standards watchdog has also been asked to examine the claims. Two senior figures, Dan Jukes and James Orr, have stood down pending an internal investigation.The footage was broadcast as part of an investigation by an undercover group that posed as an American donor and his son. According to the report, the pair had paid for polling allegedly commissioned by Reform and were seeking... [Continue Reading]
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US Seeks Extradition of American Donor Held in Spain Over Alleged Hamas Financing
A wealthy American donor to Palestinian causes is being held in Spain as Madrid considers a United States extradition request over allegations that he helped finance Hamas. James "Fergie" Chambers was arrested on the island of Ibiza in July and has since been held in a Madrid jail for six weeks, according to the supplied material. His wife and lawyers say the case amounts to political persecution, while Chambers denies wrongdoing.The case centres on a sealed US indictment, meaning the specific allegations have not been made public. US authorities have linked Chambers to the transfer of $7.5m to Tunisia and... [Continue Reading]

