Reform uk

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Christopher Harborne donated £36 million to Nigel Farage's Reform UK, matching a record donation by Ben Delo announced 48 hours earlier, giving the party £72 million from two donors in two days — the largest private political donations in British history.

Reform UK promised to raise the income tax-free personal allowance from £12,570 to £15,000 within 100 days of taking power, a move it says would save most workers £500 a year and remove 2.9 million from tax.

Reform UK leader Robert Jenrick has announced that people who wait on hold with HMRC for more than 30 minutes would receive a £30 tax credit under new proposals.

Nigel Farage told the BBC he discussed the potential liabilities of returning to politics in spring 2024, fuelling questions about whether he should have declared a 5 million pound gift when he became an MP.

Clacton's by-election has attracted an unusually large field of 34 candidates, including 20 independents, all seeking to unseat the constituency's sitting MP Nigel Farage.