"Months after Thailand-based businessman Christopher Harborne gave Reform 9m the biggest single donation to a political party from a living person in UK history he gave an additional 3m donation in November last year, the Electoral Commission said on Thursday. This means that Mr Harborne was responsible for more than half of the 5.5m ($7.4 million) raised by Reform in the fourth quarter of last year."
"Mr Harborne is a British businessman and a leading cryptocurrency investor in his early sixties. In previous years, Mr Harborne a British businessman who has had a long affiliation with right-wing politics and Brexit has made substantial donations to both the Tories and the Brexit Party, and ad even accompanied Boris Johnson on a trip to Ukraine when he was prime minister."
Reform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has secured substantial financial backing from Christopher Harborne, a British cryptocurrency investor and businessman in his early sixties. Harborne provided a £9 million donation, the largest single donation to a UK political party from a living person in history, followed by an additional £3 million in November. These contributions account for more than half of Reform's £5.5 million raised in the fourth quarter. Harborne has a long history supporting right-wing politics and Brexit, previously donating to the Conservative Party and Brexit Party. His financial support has positioned Reform UK ahead of both Labour and the Conservatives in fundraising during this period.
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