Reform UK reported to police - what do you think about it?

The party denies wrongdoing, and the Metropolitan Police said it was aware of the reports but had not opened a formal investigation at the time of its statement.

The 30-minute programme, made with investigative group Verbatim, showed Nigel Farage and senior Reform figures meeting people posing as a wealthy American businessman and his UK-based son.

Channel 4 alleged the undercover operation revealed discussions about ways to receive a proposed £500,000 donation from an overseas source — which would be a serious criminal offence under electoral law.

MP - Handout photo issued by the House of Commons of the swearing in of Nigel Farage (centre) in the House of Commons, London, on Tuesday after his Clacton by-election win. (Image: House of Commons/PA Wire)

A separate strand of the investigation concerned three opinion polls commissioned by Reform.

Channel 4 alleged that the polls, said to cost £32,500, were paid for by an American company.

Political parties cannot accept donations from foreign companies, including payments for research or polling, meaning such an arrangement could potentially breach the law.

Reform has rejected the allegations and said it has robust checks on donors.

The party has argued that the funds did not reach Reform and that the polling was arranged and paid for independently.

The fallout has already led to the resignation of two senior Reform officials on Friday morning following the broadcast, while rival parties have called for the claims to be investigated.

Stunt - People wearing face masks depicting Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and Reform UK education spokesperson Suella Braverman during a TUC media stunt in response to Reform's plans to repeal the Employment Rights Act and other key rights, next to Reform UK's conference, at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham today. (Image: Stefan Rousseau/ PA Wire)

Reform UK’s national conference is underway today at the NEC in Birmingham. Nigel Farage is expected to address delegates during the event.

The latest allegations come amid wider scrutiny of Reform’s finances.

A parliamentary standards inquiry into Nigel Farage’s personal £5million gift from Thailand-based crypto-billionaire Christopher Harbourne is underway over whether Mr Farage should have declared the gift.

The investigation had paused when Mr Farage stepped down as an MP, but it resumed when he returned to Parliament after his August by-election victory.

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