£72m Donation to Reform Party May Be Illegal ↗
Front page leadBillionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne each donated £36m to Nigel Farage's party, a sum that could violate new political funding laws in Britain.
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The Observer
The Observer's front page features several prominent stories, with the top headline focusing on a substantial donation to Nigel Farage's party that might be illegal. Other major stories include an investigation into the Royal estates' tax avoidance on property deals, a report on a controversial…
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