Revealed: The billionaire behind Reform UK's biggest donations
Christopher Harborne, also known as Chakrit Sakunkrit, owns Kamalaya wellness sanctuary in Thailand and has donated two-thirds of Reform UK's funding
En resumen
- Christopher Harborne, a reclusive billionaire who also goes by the Thai name Chakrit Sakunkrit, is the biggest donor to Nigel Farage's Reform UK, providing two-thirds of the party's funding.
- One of his donations was the largest single donation by a living donor to a British political party ever.
- Harborne owns the Kamalaya wellness sanctuary in Thailand where he spoke at a longevity event.
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Por qué importa
Reform UK has received significant funding from Harborne, with one donation being the largest ever from a living donor to a British political party. Harborne is known for his extreme privacy and refusal to give interviews.
One balmy evening last year at the Kamalaya wellness sanctuary in Thailand, the resort manager welcomed guests to a talk on longevity and anti-ageing medicine. The first speaker was a Thai doctor with impeccable credentials. The second was the resort's owner, Chakrit Sakunkrit, who is better known as Christopher Harborne. And Harborne doesn't only own a resort – he could be one of the richest people alive. The Guardian's investigations correspondent, Tom Burgis, tells Helen Pidd that Harborne is by far and away the biggest donor to Nigel Farage, stumping up two-thirds of Reform UK's funding. And one of the donations was also the largest single donation by a living donor to a British political party ever. Burgis explains Harborne is intensely private and does not give interviews. He tells Pidd how he made his money and what he has gleaned about his ambitions.
Preguntas abiertas
- How exactly did Harborne accumulate his wealth?
- What are his specific political ambitions?
- How much exactly did he donate?
- What influence does he expect to have over Reform UK policy?
