Key facts
- Arron Banks is alleged to have hired private investigators.
- The private investigators were hired to probe journalist Gabriel Pogrund.
- Gabriel Pogrund is a journalist for The Sunday Times.
- Pogrund has reported on Reform UK and Nigel Farage.
- Arron Banks stated Reform UK has an "investigative arm."
- Reform UK chairman Lee Anderson requested an investigation.
- The investigation is into a $50,000 political donation.
- The donation was made to Defense Secretary Wes Streeting.
- The donation is reportedly linked to FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
- Nigel Farage faces scrutiny over his crypto-related donations.
Reform UK is reportedly involved in two separate controversies. Arron Banks, a member of the Reform UK party, is alleged to have hired private investigators to examine Gabriel Pogrund, a journalist for The Sunday Times. Pogrund has published reports concerning Reform UK and its prominent figure, Nigel Farage. Banks has not denied these allegations, commenting that Reform UK possesses an "investigative arm."
In a separate development, Reform UK chairman Lee Anderson has called for an investigation into a political donation amounting to $50,000 made to Defense Secretary Wes Streeting. Reports suggest this donation is linked to FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. This request for an investigation occurs amid ongoing scrutiny of Nigel Farage regarding his own donations, which have connections to cryptocurrency.