Reform UK raises £72m in record-breaking donations

Reform UK has raised £72m in donations, exceeding their nearest rivals by over double the amount.

This significant increase will be used to hire policy minds and up to 400 campaign managers across the country.

Labour MPs are planning to introduce a cap on party donations, citing concerns about mega-donations like Reform's £36m record-breaking haul.

This extra £72m takes them into uncharted financial territory, which the party says will be used to hire the brightest policy minds, as well as up to 400 campaign managers in every target seat around the country.

Some in Westminster have been less than convinced by Burnham's insistence that he won't call an early general election. It might be tempting for the prime minister to go to the polls before Farage has had time to splash the cash on a shiny new party machine.

Labour is already planning to introduce a cap on the amount of money a British citizen living overseas can donate, citing concerns about mega-donations like Reform's £36m record-breaking haul. The Liberal Democrats and Greens have also called for a cap for people based in Britain too, to prevent future mega donations.

Government sources insist this weekend's donations are not being viewed inside Downing Street as a game-changing moment in this debate. But people across the political spectrum are now asking whether this massive injection of money will be remembered as a key moment when politics in this country changed.

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