Met Police Investigate Reform Donations Linked to Tice
The Metropolitan Police have opened an investigation into donations to Reform UK from a company controlled by Richard Tice, a senior figure in the party, following reporting by the Guardian. The inquiry adds to scrutiny of the party’s funding as it rides high in the polls. Mr Tice dismissed the coverage as a “hit piece”.
The investigation centres on whether donations routed through a Tice-controlled company complied with electoral law, questions the party rejects. It comes amid wider examination of Reform’s finances, including a large donation linked to the family of a convicted fraudster. Reform has surged towards the top of the polls under Nigel Farage, making the propriety of its funding a matter of growing political consequence and a target for its opponents. The Electoral Commission has previously scrutinised the party’s accounts. Watch whether the inquiry widens and how it bears on Reform’s standing.