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Party confident money from Ben Delo will not be caught in new overseas donor cap
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United Kingdom — Rowena Mason Whitehall editor
Party confident money from Ben Delo will not be caught in new overseas donor cap
Reform UK has been given a further £4m from the British crypto billionaire Ben Delo, with the party saying it is confident the businessman – who was formerly based in Hong Kong – will not be caught by the new overseas donor cap.
Delo, who was convicted in the US in 2022 for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls in his cryptocurrency business, before being pardoned by Donald Trump, has previously given Reform £4m.
Reform UK has been given a further £4m from the British crypto billionaire Ben Delo, with the party saying it is confident the businessman – who was formerly based in Hong Kong – will not be caught by the new overseas donor cap.
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Source: The Guardian · Rowena Mason Whitehall editor. Published 3 Sept 2026, 12:28 pm.
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