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Column / Investigation: #ReformUncovered
As most the media are giving Nigel Farage’s party superficial coverage, Byline Times is committed to investigating the new party’s actual performance in local Government and Parliament
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‘Impartial’ Council Lawyer on £1,350 a Day Posed With Nigel Farage at Reform Mayor’s Invitation
Mark Greenburgh is paid to keep Basildon council’s work politically neutral but critics say the visit showed officials rolling out the red carpet for Reform UK
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American-Run European Far-Right Platform Books UKIP Leader Who Wants Reform and Restore United
The Republican founder of the new Rome think-tank oversees a global far-right group whose English co-ordinator ran as a Reform candidate
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A Construction Firm That Gave Reform UK £100,000 Has Collapsed Owing Taxpayers More Than £400,000
Exclusive: FK Building made the donation months before going into liquidation, with experts saying the gift could now face clawback efforts
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Reform UK Named ‘Authoritarian-Leaning’ Party in Index of Far-Right Cooperation Across Europe
Experts say Farage’s pact with Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is part of a pattern of far-right parties lending each other legitimacy before taking power
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Local Reform Deputy Accused of Misleading Councillors Over Poll Used to Defend £150,000 Security Patrols Near Asylum Site
Exclusive: The councillor who suggested there was strong support for private security patrols told a committee to “take our word for it”. So we got the receipts
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Reform UK’s Crypto Billionaire Donor Could Profit From Military Exports to Israel Approved After Arms Suspension
British Defence firm QinetiQ, which Christopher Harborne owns a large stake in, received a military export licence involving Israel long after the UK suspended certain arms sales to the country
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Former Ofcom Standards Chief Condemns Watchdog’s ‘Two Tier’ Approach to GB News
Former regulator calls for a clampdown as Andy Burnham’s Government tells Byline Times that ministers are now ‘exploring what action to take’ about MPs like Nigel Farage double-jobbing as presenters on GB News
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How Reform UK’s Leaders Embraced Far- Right Racists
As Nigel Farage’s party faces a new racism scandal, Byline Times investigations reveal how Nigel Farage and his senior colleagues have long cultivated extremist allies and promoted their far-right ideas
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Reform UK’s Richard Tice’s Property Firm Pays £800,000 in Dividends Despite Falling Profits
Quidnet REIT, which Nigel Farage’s Deputy controls, made a pre-tax loss in 2025, but still paid shareholders more than three times its adjusted earnings
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Reform’s ‘Independent’ Donations Inquiry Was Led By The Lawyer Who Defended Donald Trump Over Russian Collusion
Reform UK said its internal inquiry would proceed “independently and without prejudice” yet it was led by a barrister who has previously represented Nigel Farage and Donald Trump
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Reform UK’s James Orr’s Foundation Hosted Sanctioned Israeli Minister
The latest National Conservatism conference, held in Jerusalem, was co-sponsored by an Israeli NGO sanctioned by the EU and Canada
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Reform UK Mayor Has Firm Struck off as Another Files No Accounts in Six Years
Exclusive: Reform UK’s Sam Journet branded “Britain’s worst councillor” as opponents demand he be suspended as Mayor of Basildon Council
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Times Higher Education, Sponsored by Orbán’s Hungary, Failed to Report James Orr Allegations
The publication signed a partnership with Viktor Orbán’s government and has since published no coverage of the allegations around a Cambridge academic and former Reform UK policy chief whose foundation receives Hungary-linked funding
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Nigel Farage-Backed Bitcoin Firm to Buy Gold Dealer That Paid Him £685,500
The deal would put the Reform leader’s gold bullion ‘brand ambassador’ fees in the hands of a crypto company he part-owns
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Reform Council Leader Denies Climate Change Crisis After Record Heat Deaths
Leader of Kent County Council dismisses recent surge of wildfires and heat deaths as a “scare” and suggests the world is merely emerging from a “mini ice age”
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Revealed: The Pro-Hitler Messages Behind the ‘Neo-Nazi’ Libel Case Funded by Reform’s Crypto Billionaire Donor
Ben Delo financed a failed defamation case brought by two writers, who privately exchanged pro-Hitler messages and talked about studying Mein Kampf, against a British Jewish artist who accused them of antisemitic bullying.
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Nigel Farage Handed Platform by GB News to Defend Reform UK’s £72m Donations From Crypto Billionaires
“These donations are completely legal,” insisted the Reform UK leader as he used his first appearance as a GB News host for six months to dismiss all questions about where his party is getting its record-breaking funding from
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The Reform Councillors Embedded in Britain’s Masked ‘Patriot’ Anti-Migrant Network
A Reform councillor and campaign co-ordinater urged his followers to join and support the masked group
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Reform UK Could Pocket Nearly £500,000 in Interest if They Are Forced to Return £72 Million Crypto Billionaire Donations
EXCLUSIVE: Electoral Commission confirms interest earned on impermissible gifts can be kept, prompting calls for Nigel Farage to hand any proceeds to charity
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Nigel Farage Funder George Cottrell’s Inner Circle Hosted Indicted Cocaine Trafficker
Cottrell’s partner is the sister of two men indicted over an alleged operation involving 5,670 kilograms of cocaine, who are tied to one of the most powerful organised crime groups in the Balkans
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Reform UK Members Dismiss Climate Crisis as ‘Farce’ After Record Summer Heatwaves
Attendees at Nigel Farage’s party conference suggest crisis is manufactured by the Government in order to control the population
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Reform UK Donations Overwhelmingly Have Overseas or Tax-Haven Ties
Analysis of the latest Electoral Commission filings shows 87% of the £5.4m in donations newly-declared by Nigel Farage’s party came from donors linked to offshore jurisdictions
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Police Contradict Reform Council Over Claim Town Centres are ‘Unsafe’ Due to Asylum Seekers
Force says Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford “are safe” and crime is down, as Reform-run county council launches £150,000 private security patrols over asylum seeker arrivals
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Reform’s £645,000 ‘Ghost’ Pollster
Exclusive: Payments to a business with no public footprint and a string of missing invoices are raising fresh questions about Reform UK’s campaign spending
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Raft of Senior Reform Councillors Fail to Declare Interests
Four Reform councillors – including the council’s deputy leader and two serving cabinet members – amended their registers of interests within days of Byline Times querying undeclared firms and shareholdings
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Reform’s First 100 Days in Norfolk: ‘Flag Fights, Resignations, Broken Promises’
A newly-elected Labour councillor charts 100 days of a Reform-run county council – scrapped funds, a resigned chief executive, a lost by-election, and not much sign of the ‘laser focus on value for money’
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Gold Firm That Employs Nigel Farage Predicts Unrest and Violence Under a Reform Government
Exclusive: Promo material for Direct Bullion tells savers a Farage-led government could spark riots not seen since the poll tax – while paying the Reform leader hundreds of thousands of pounds
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Wine, Vapes And ‘Woke Mental Health’ Jibes: Leaked Emails Expose Reform Council Meltdown
Exclusive: Leaked messages from Durham County Council’s Reform administration reveal in-fighting, resignations and a leadership accused of belittling mental health issues
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Reform Councils Accused of Seeking to Hide LGBT+ Books in Libraries as Unions Fight to Keep Pride on the Shelves
TUC report says restrictions on Pride displays and rainbow lanyards are spreading across a growing number of Reform-controlled authorities
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Chairman Farage: How Reform UK Operates as a Democratic Party in Name Only
The party’s founding documents reveal the extraordinary levels of power Nigel Farage wields over Reform UK, making it all but impossible for party members to remove him
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Reform’s Nadhim Zahawi Accused of ‘Fantasy’ After Falsely Claiming Labour-Backer Dale Vince Bankrolled Count Binface
The former Chancellor told ITV viewers that Dale Vince gave Count Binface hundreds of thousands of pounds for his Clacton campaign. Both say this is completely false
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Reform UK Paid £440,000 to Firms Linked to Party Insiders
Exclusive: Electoral Commission filings reveal payments to companies run by Reform activists, donors and a former party chairman
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Nigel Farage Reported to Met Police Over Alleged Misconduct in Public Office
The Reform UK leader’s non-disclosure of a £5 million ‘gift’ from a crypto billionaire could amount to a criminal offence, leading democracy groups allege
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Reform UK Tells Its Activists ‘Don’t Drink and Tweet’ Because ‘The Biggest Threat to Reform Is the People in It’
EXCLUSIVE: “If this was sat on the desk of an anti-Reform journalist, what are they going to do with it?” the leaked internal training course warn its members
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Reform Council Leader’s Firm Advised £95 Million Project Which His Own Council Is a Partner In
Cllr Paul Mackings’ consultancy has advised on the South Tyneside College relocation since 2021 and his firm gave £111,000 to Reform UK weeks before he stood as a candidate
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Nigel Farage Funder George Cottrell’s Accountant Co-Invested With Russia-Linked Indicted Cocaine Trafficker
The accountancy firm that administers George Cottrell’s Montenegro company, has invested in a property development with the alleged ringleader of the country’s largest money laundering cartel
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How George Cottrell’s Reform UK Network in Montenegro Is Tied to Sanctioned Russian Oligarchs
Nigel Farage’s criminal funder runs a Montenegro company whose corporate advisors work for a Belgrade Russian-arms dealer and individuals tied to Russian state-linked enterprises
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Elections Watchdog Assesses Reform UK’s £30,000 Private Flights Donation
Exclusive: Watchdog escalates inquiry into Nigel Farage’s party amid questions over whether the true source of the money was concealed
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Reform UK’s £30,000 Donation in Private Flights was Secretly Funded by Owner’s ‘Credit’
A Byline Times investigation raises questions about whether the true source of the money went undeclared by Nigel Farage’s party
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Reform Withdrew Sworn Denials from Richard Tice in Good Law Project Data Privacy Case
Reform’s Deputy Leader accused of being “cavalier with the truth” as it withdraws its earlier denials in data privacy case
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Reform Wrongly Claims Party’s Elections Language Ban ‘Would Not Apply To Gaelic’ – Before Saying They’ll Rewrite Plans
Nigel Farage’s party hit by outrage after Byline Times revealed its plans would mean candidates being jailed for up to six months for using Gaelic, Irish or Cornish on election leaflets
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Reform UK Plans To Jail Candidates For Using Irish, Gaelic Or Cornish On Election Leaflets
EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage’s party propose amendment to the Government’s elections Bill which would mean candidates using Irish and Scottish Gaelic would face up to six months in prison
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Parliament’s Standards Watchdog Rejected Complaints About Farage’s ‘Hidden Property Empire’ Months Before Times Exposé
It exposes a glaring loophole in Parliamentary transparency rules, reports Josiah Mortimer
