# Reform takes £72m from two crypto billionaires

> Two crypto fortunes just bought Reform UK the biggest political donations Britain has ever seen, and Robert Jenrick says it is all above board.
- Title: Reform takes £72m from two crypto billionaires · the Guardian
- Summary: Two crypto fortunes just bought Reform UK the biggest political donations Britain has ever seen, and Robert Jenrick says it is all above board. Reform UK…
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- Source: the Guardian — https://theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/sep/13/reform-uk-nigel-farage-robert-jenrick-christopher-harborne-ben-delo-donations-funding-anthropic-ai-uk-politics-latest-news-updates
- Published: 2026-09-13T15:00:19+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: reform uk, political donations, crypto, uk politics, party funding, news, world
## Jenrick backs the money
Speaking to Sky, Robert Jenrick said he was very confident the donations to Reform UK are perfectly legal.

> very confident
## Would they hand it back
Pressed on whether Reform would return the money if it breached a new law, Jenrick would not commit either way.

> Who knows? I mean, if people try and do something retrospectively, then maybe.
## £72m in 48 hours
Reform UK took £72m from two crypto billionaires over two days, money that landed faster than any party has ever banked a single windfall.
## A British record
These are the largest single donations in British political history, dwarfing the sums that normally move through party accounts.

> the largest single donations in British political history
## Harborne goes public
Christopher Harborne announced his £36m donation himself, in the Telegraph, rather than waiting for the usual disclosure filings.
## Delo matched it first
Fellow cryptocurrency investor Ben Delo gave an identical £36m on Friday, making the pair equal halves of the record haul.
## Key takeaway

Reform UK banked £72m from two crypto investors in 48 hours, a record in British politics, and its defence rests on the donations being legal under current rules rather than future ones.