The UK government is actively reviewing sweeping political donation caps following a record £72 million windfall for Reform UK.

Metropolitan Police detectives are investigating potential breaches of electoral law concerning £500,000 in donations made to Reform UK by Fiona Cottrell.

New UK election funding laws require candidates to prove the legitimacy of pre-candidacy donations as officials investigate Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. The measures aim to counter foreign interference and what Housing Minister Steve Reed called dodgy funding.