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Reform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaire
UK NewsPoliticsSeptember 11, 2026 at 11:00 PMNational

Reform UK given record £36m donation by British crypto billionaire

By Rowena Mason Whitehall editorThe Guardian - UK News

Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by TrumpReform UK has been given a record £36m donation by Ben Delo, a British cryptocurrency billionaire convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls.The businessman, who has moved back to the UK from Hong Kong, is now the biggest UK political donor by far, dwarfing the £15m contribution to Reform UK from Thailand-based Christopher Harborne. Continue reading...

Ben Delo was convicted in US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls but pardoned by Trump

Reform UK has been given a record £36m donation by Ben Delo, a British cryptocurrency billionaire convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls.

The businessman, who has moved back to the UK from Hong Kong, is now the biggest UK political donor by far, dwarfing the £15m contribution to Reform UK from Thailand-based Christopher Harborne.

Continue reading...

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