Byline Times can reveal that 136 Reform UK candidates are raising money from a crowdfunding platform that allows donors to keep their address secret and donate from abroad.
GoFundMe states that candidates using its platform to fundraise are responsible for contacting donors to obtain the information they need to check if a donation is legal.
But only 21 out of the 157 Reform candidates using it make clear that they need additional details from donors on their fundraising pages or that they will vet donations.
GoFundMe states that candidates using its platform to fundraise are responsible for contacting donors to obtain the information they need to check if a donation is legal.
But only 21 out of the 157 Reform candidates using it make clear that they need additional details from donors on their fundraising pages or that they will vet donations.
They include Grant StClair-Armstrong, the former candidate for North West Essex, who resigned after he was found to have written blog posts containing jokes using racial slurs. StClair-Armstrong raised £700 on the platform. Reform did not respond when asked if the funds will be returned.
Steve Beatty, the party’s candidate in Didcot and Wantage, who was reported to be Facebook ‘friends’ with a fascist leader, still has a live fundraiser on the platform and has secured £1,105.
Jack Aaron, the Reform candidate for Welwyn Hatfield, continues to fundraise on the platform despite reportedly claiming that Adolf Hitler was “brilliant” at inspiring people into action.
They include Grant StClair-Armstrong, the former candidate for North West Essex, who resigned after he was found to have written blog posts containing jokes using racial slurs. StClair-Armstrong raised £700 on the platform. Reform did not respond wh
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