Police are investigating after an undercover Channel 4 investigation into donations made to the Reform UK party.
The Metropolitan Police would not name the party involved, but released a statement saying: “Following a broadcast by Channel 4 News on Thursday September 3, the Met received a number of reports relating to donations and polling involving a political party.
“Detectives have assessed the information provided and determined that there are potential offences requiring investigation.
“The potential offences are similar in nature to matters already under investigation by the Met’s Special Enquiry Team relating to donations made to the same political party.
“As a result, these matters will form part of that ongoing investigation.
“All allegations under investigation relate to potential offences under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.
“As part of inquiries, detectives are seeking to obtain relevant footage relating to the broadcast on Thursday September 3.
“Detectives continue to liaise closely with the Electoral Commission and Crown Prosecution Service as inquiries progress.”
The Met’s Special Enquiry Team launched an investigation in February 2025 following a referral from the Electoral Commission relating to donations made to Reform ahead of the 2024 general election, as part of which two people were interviewed under caution.
No arrests have been made and no-one has been interviewed over the latest allegations.
Reform UK has said it will co-operate fully with the Metropolitan Police investigation, a party spokesman said.
In a statement, the spokesman said: “Reform UK denies any wrongdoing and will fully co-operate with the investigation.
“We won’t be commenting further while a live investigation is under way.”