Reform has received a second £36m donation in two days after Christopher Harborne said he had matched an earlier contribution from Ben Delo.
The sum equals what has been described as the largest single donation made to a UK political party. The earlier £36m gift came from Ben Delo, and Harborne has now said he has contributed the same amount.
The two donations place Reform at the centre of a major political funding development, with two record-level gifts being made in quick succession.
Harborne’s statement means the party has received two separate £36m donations within a two-day period. The available information identifies Harborne and Delo as the donors and states that Harborne’s gift matches Delo’s.
The development is significant because of the scale of the contributions. A single £36m donation has been characterised as the biggest individual gift to a UK political party, and Reform has now received two donations of that size.
No further details were provided in the source material about the conditions, timing mechanics or intended use of the donations. The latest known position is that Harborne says he has equalled Delo’s £36m contribution, giving Reform a second donation of the same record-matching size in two days.
