Farage vows to hit Labour’s £20m union funding if Reform’s £72m donations are snatched

NIGEL Farage will seek to thwart trade unions donating to Labour if the £72million given to Reform is snatched. He hit out at plans to backdate a proposed £100,000 cap on British expat donations to March. Nigel Farage has warned that any attempt to seize Reform’s donations would trigger a ‘direct threat’ to Labour’s trade union funding Credit: Shutterstock Editorial Angela Rayner has suggested Nigel Farage may need to hand back some of the £72 million in new donations Credit: Getty It could mean the record twin £36million bungs by crypto billionaires Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo are ruled illegal. In retaliation, Mr Farage said he would ban the millions given to Labour by the unions if he became PM. The Reform boss told The Sun: “I’m entirely confident that these donations are entirely legal under the law. Sign up for the Politics newsletter Thank you! “Any attempt at confiscation would be met with a direct threat to trade union funding. Which is why, if they try to do this, it would bring down the whole political system.” Since 2024, unions have given Labour £20million and are among its biggest donors. Ben Delo says he made the donation to ensure Reform could fight the next general election on ‘equal terms’ with its political rivals Credit: Enterprise Christopher Harborne has matched the donation made by Ben Delo – but Labour want the cash handed back Credit: Enterprise The monster donations given to Reform could fall foul of the new cap that is being passed into law. Mr Farage has insisted the two megabucks donors, who have been living abroad, have not asked for anything in return for their donations. But amid claims they were trying to buy political influence in Britain, Housing Secretary Angela Rayner said: “Nigel Farage’s sugar daddies made their money in crypto but there’s nothing cryptic about their motive.” Unions say they should be exempt from a cap. Unison boss Andrea Egan said: “Our money is clean money.” But Labour peer Lord ­Blunkett said unions should be included. Most read in The Sun Comment now