Police have launched a criminal investigation into donations linked to Reform UK, with the new case being folded into an inquiry that was already under way into other donations.
The investigation follows a broadcast by Channel 4 News. The supplied material does not specify which donations are being examined, when they were made, which police force is leading the work, or what potential offences are under consideration.
The development means the newly opened criminal investigation will not proceed in isolation. Instead, it is being incorporated into an existing inquiry concerning other donations, indicating that officers are treating the matters as connected within a wider investigative process.
No further details of any individuals, donors or sums involved were provided in the supplied material. There was also no stated response from Reform UK or from police beyond the launch of the investigation.
The latest known position is that the criminal investigation has begun and is being folded into the ongoing donations inquiry. Further action or findings will depend on the progress of that police investigation.
