Reform UK Donor Stand-off Shows The Risks Of ‘Dark Money’ | Peter Geoghegan
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“Politicians have to go and find rich people to give them money, because that's how the system works.” Allegations over Reform UK's funding expose wider problems with Britain's political system, where parties are incentivised to seek money from wealthy donors and can become “beholden to vested interests”, says author and journalist Peter Geoghegan. Peter Geoghegan was speaking to Ayesha Hazarika on Times Radio. Listen live every Friday, 1-4pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/
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