Two senior aides to Nigel Farage have temporarily resigned from their positions while Reform UK investigates a Channel 4 News broadcast that accused them of violating political donation regulations, according to a party spokesperson.
James Orr and Dan Jukes are accused of breaking donation rules by arranging polling funded through a foreign company.
Channel 4 News reported that Reform received funding from a US firm for three polls commissioned earlier this year, totaling £32,500.
The individuals believed to be donors were actually undercover journalists from the investigative group Verbatim, who posed as an American financier and his UK-based son.
Jukes, a senior aide to party leader Farage, and Orr, who heads Reform UK's policy unit, were named in the allegations.
The spokesperson stated: "Reform UK has initiated an investigation following the Channel 4 News broadcast.
"Both individuals have stepped down from their respective positions pending the outcome of the investigation.
"The party believes it is important that the investigation proceeds independently and without prejudice. No further comment will be issued while the investigation is ongoing."
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