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Reform UK’s £72m crypto tycoon donors could face ‘enhanced residency checks’
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Reform UK's crypto tycoon donors may face enhanced residency checks as the Government considers tightening laws after the party received £72m in donations.
Ministers are introducing a £100,000 cap on donations from British citizens based overseas, applicable for 12 months after expats return to the UK, with changes backdated to March.
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- Reform UK received £72m in donations from crypto tycoons
- Government considers tightening residency requirements for political donors
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- Enhanced residency checks for Reform UK's donors
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Tightening of laws governing political donations
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- 1h agoLondon Evening Standard (GB): Ministers are looking at how to toughen residency requirements governing political donations following the twin £36 million donations.
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