Police investigate donations to Reform from Richard Tice company

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Coverage of the story diverges in terms of emphasis, with The Guardian highlighting that they first revealed the payments, while The Independent focuses on the donations themselves. BBC News provides a neutral report of the investigation.…

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Police investigate donations to Reform from Richard Tice company

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Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. The first donation from Ms Cottrell of £250,000 appeared in the party's accounts on 9 May, the second payment of £250,000 appeared on 29 May.

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▪Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum.
▪And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls.
▪The first donation from Ms Cottrell of £250,000 appeared in the party's accounts on 9 May, the second payment of £250,000 appeared on 29 May.

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3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 6 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 1 centre.

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▪ Police investigate payments to Reform UK first revealed by The Guardian — World news | The Guardian
▪ Police investigate donations by Tice company to Reform UK — BBC News — UK

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Original publisher	The Independent
Canonical URL	https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/police-donations-reform-richard-tice-b3021595.html
Publication time	Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:59:27 GMT
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