‘Party for sale’? Reform’s £72m donation causes backlash – podcast
Credit: Presented by Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey, produced by Nada Smiljanic, music by Axel Kacoutié; the executive producer is Maz Ebtehaj
There’s been a huge backlash against Reform UK after the party received £72m from two crypto billionaires over the weekend. Paul Nowak, the TUC leader, said the money showed democracy was ‘in crisis’. Labour is pushing for tighter restrictions on political donations which could be retrospective, but Reform is confident this will not affect its new war chest. How much does this money change the political landscape? And with Labour receiving millions from unions, will its new rules backfire? Please keep sending your comments and questions to politicsweeklyuk@theguardian.com . Please follow and subscribe to the Politics Weekly YouTube channel here Continue reading...