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Morning Edition · Sunday, September 13, 2026Published at 1:57 AM EDT · New York
Two Crypto Billionaires Gave Reform UK £72 Million in a Weekend and the Metropolitan Police Opened an Inquiry
Ben Delo of BitMEX and investor Christopher Harborne each gave £36 million, and reporting describes the combined sum as exceeding all British party donations recorded in 2025.
Reform UK, the party led by Nigel Farage, received £72 million, about $97 million, from two cryptocurrency billionaires within twenty-four hours. Ben Delo, a co-founder of the BitMEX derivatives exchange, gave £36 million, and the investor…
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