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Ben Delo, who was convicted in 2022 for failure to apply anti-money laundering controls, is party’s second biggest donor Reform UK has been given a further £4m from the British crypto billionaire Ben Delo, with the party saying it is confident the formerly Hong Kong-based businessman will not be caught by the new overseas donor cap.
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