Two Senior Reform UK Officials Step Down After Channel 4 Report
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- Reform UK said senior aide Dan Jukes and head of policy James Orr have left their roles pending an internal investigation.
- The move follows a Channel 4 News report based on undercover filming into the party’s funding.
- A party spokesman said the investigation should proceed independently and without prejudice.
Two senior Reform UK officials have stepped down after a Channel 4 News report examined the party’s funding.
Dan Jukes, a senior aide to Nigel Farage, and Reform’s head of policy, James Orr, left their roles pending the outcome of an internal investigation, the party said.
The party believes it is important that the investigation is allowed to proceed independently and without prejudice.
A Reform UK spokesman said: “The party believes it is important that the investigation is allowed to proceed independently and without prejudice.” The spokesman added that there would be no further comment while the investigation continues.
No further comment will be made while the investigation is ongoing.
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