The British Reform Party admits there were lapses in fund management but denies any alleged illegality

China News Service, London, October 7 (Reporter Ouyang Kaiyu) The British Reform Party released an internal investigation report on the 7th local time, admitting that there are management loopholes in the party's fund docking process, but denying that relevant actions violated election laws. The police are still investigating related allegations.

Earlier media secret investigation records showed that Reform Party staff had contacted foreigners to negotiate for the foreigners to fund public opinion surveys for the party and negotiate a large donation. British election-related regulations have clear restrictions on the sources of funds for political parties to accept donations. Non-qualified overseas entities are not allowed to provide donations to British political parties.

After an internal review by the British Reform Party, it was determined that the relevant conduct of this contact and communication did not violate the law. The report also pointed out that there were irregularities in the docking process of front-line personnel, relevant information was not fully reported, there were shortcomings in the intra-party supervision mechanism, and relevant problems were not discovered in a timely manner. The party said it would improve the fund review process and close loopholes in the system.

After the incident, two senior officials of the British Reform Party have been suspended from their duties to cooperate with relevant investigations.

The British Reform Party, led by the well-known political figure Farage, has risen rapidly in recent years, impacting the traditional two-party political structure in the UK that has long been dominated by the Labor Party and the Conservative Party, and has become an emerging political force that cannot be ignored in the British political arena. (over)