According to the Electoral Commission's latest figures, external, Reform UK received donations totalling more than £10.2m between July and September. This was more than the Conservatives, who received £4.6m in donations, followed by Labour on £2.1m and the Liberal Democrats on £1m. Labour's biggest donor was the Unite union with £362,625, while the Liberal Democrats received its largest sum - £50,000 - from Neale Powell-Cook, who owns a food supply company. It is the first quarter since last year's general election that Reform has received more in donations than the Conservatives. Between July and September, Reform received £227,835 in public funds - far less than the £2.3m received by the Conservatives and the £1m for the Liberal Democrats.

Source: The Times December 05, 2025 01:19 UTC