About this episode

The episode explores the financial backing and influence behind Reform UK, focusing on a secretive billionaire and the party's substantial funding.

Who is the secretive billionaire bankrolling Reform — and what does he want? How did a brand new party raise and spend £17 million with no public explanation? As Farage inches toward power, who's really pulling the strings? This four part series, made in collaboration with The Observer’s Slow Newscast will explore the money, donors and power networks behind Reform UK. To hear all four episodes as they drop, sign up at therestispolitics.com Go deeper into the world of The Rest Is Politics by signing up for our free newsletter ⁠HERE⁠, featuring exclusive interviews, analysis and weekend reads from Alastair and Rory. The Rest Is Politics is powered by Fuse Energy. Stop overpaying for energy. Switch at ⁠fuseenergy.com/politics⁠ and get a free TRIP+ subscription. Get our exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ ⁠nordvpn.com/restispolitics⁠ It's risk-free with Nord's 30 day money back guarantee ✅ Reporter: Cat Neilan Series Reporter/Producer: Poppy Bullard Producer: Matt Russell Sound Design: Dominic Delargy Producer for Goalhanger: India Dunkley Executive Producer for Goalhanger: Tom Whiter Executive Producer for the Observer: Jasper Corbett Clips: Reform UK, BBC, The Times, House of Commons…

People in this episode

Guest: Cat Neilan

Topics covered

• political funding
• Reform UK
• billionaire influence
• party financing
• power networks

Keywords

• Reform UK
• billionaire
• political funding
• party financing
• power networks

Sponsors

Fuse Energy, NordVPN

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reform UK, BBC, The Times, House of Commons, The Observer

Products: Fuse Energy, NordVPN

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