# The Daily Telegraph

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-14**: Lords second reading of Representation of the People Bill — The bill, including a £100,000 first-year limit on donations from returning overseas voters, has its second reading.
- **2026-09-12**: Harborne matches with second £36M — Christopher Harborne announces in The Telegraph that he matched Delo's £36 million, citing his 'competitive spirit'; Reform receives two huge crypto donations in two days.
- **2026-09-11**: Harborne matches with £36m — Christopher Harborne matches Delo's record donation hours later, announcing it in The Daily Telegraph and keeping his position as Reform's largest donor.
- **2026-09-11**: Delo gives record £36M donation — Crypto billionaire Ben Delo gives £36 million to Reform UK, reported as a record donation intended as a lump sum ahead of a possible donation cap.
- **2026-09-10**: Ben Delo gives £36m record donation — BitMEX co-founder and Trump-pardoned crypto billionaire Ben Delo donates £36m, eclipsing the £10m Conservative legacy as the largest political donation on record.
- **2026-09**: Police open funding probe; MPs back donation caps — The Metropolitan Police announce an investigation into foreign-funding allegations following a Channel 4 News report, and MPs back measures including a cap on overseas donations.
- **2025-08**: Harborne gives £9m to Reform UK — The single donation was the largest to a UK political party by a living person at the time.
- **2025-08**: Harborne donates £9M to Reform UK — Christopher Harborne gives £9 million to Reform UK, becoming the party's largest donor.
- **2025**: Delo pardoned by Trump — US President Donald Trump pardons Ben Delo after his conviction for violating the US Bank Secrecy Act.
- **2024-07-04**: Farage elected MP; £5m Harborne gift comes under scrutiny — Harborne's £5m cash gift to Farage, made ahead of the July 2024 general election, becomes the subject of a Parliamentary Standards Commissioner investigation over non-declaration.

## Recent coverage (3 stories)

### Crypto Billionaires Pour £72M Into Reform UK in 48 Hours
2026-09-13 00:59:13 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

In just 48 hours, two crypto billionaires have injected £72 million into Nigel Farage's Reform UK. Christopher Harborne matched Ben Delo's £36 million donation, citing a 'competitive spirit,' and remained the party's largest donor. The donations spotlight crypto capital's growing role in UK politics and the regulatory stakes for digital assets.
Full story: https://getcryptobrief.com/story/reform-uk-crypto-billionaires-72m-political-donation

### Two Crypto Billionaires Hand Reform UK £72m in 24 Hours
2026-09-13 00:55:58 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Reform UK has pulled in £72m in roughly 24 hours from two crypto billionaires — BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo and Thailand-based investor Christopher Harborne — the largest political donations in British history. The windfall lands as the Metropolitan Police probe foreign-funding allegations and Labour pushes a cap on overseas donor cash. For crypto, it marks the sector's biggest single leap into UK political influence.
Full story: https://getcryptobrief.com/story/reform-uk-crypto-billionaires-72m-donations

### Crypto Billionaires Drop £72M on Reform UK in 2 Days
2026-09-12 15:15:29 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 3

Two crypto billionaires have now pledged £72 million to Reform UK within 48 hours, with Christopher Harborne matching Ben Delo's £36m donation. The money signals unprecedented crypto wealth entering British politics and raises questions about future UK crypto policy. For the Web3 community, it marks a new era of political engagement by industry elites.
Full story: https://getcryptobrief.com/story/crypto-billionaires-72m-reform-uk

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