Reform UK Leaders Sue National Crime Agency Amid Donations Row
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten1 change
- The Guardian Worldseen 17 Aug, 22:11headline rewritten
Reform’s Tice says people should stop tackling climate crisis and ‘enjoy’ heatReform’s Tice accused of misinformation after urging people to enjoy heatwaves
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Fri, 7 August 2026
2 reports- Bloomberg Politics20:45first to report
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and his deputy Richard Tice are suing the National Crime Agency for allegedly leaking banking information to the media, as their populist right-wing party fights back against escalating scrutiny of its finances.
- dailymail.com21:19
The Reform UK leader and his deputy lodged papers at the High Court yesterday, seeking damages of 'more than £25,000' from Britain's FBI.
Sat, 8 August 2026
1 report- bbc.co.uk06:48
The Reform leaders claim the National Crime Agency supplied details about party donations to the media.
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- standard.co.uk8 Aug, 20:03their copy
Tue, 11 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World18:15
Reform deputy leader condemned for seeking disclosure of documents that could reveal reporter’s sources Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice has been accused of using “nasty tactics” in an attempt to intimidate journalists and deflect attention from his own financial affairs after issuing a legal threat to the Guardian. In a letter sent from his lawyers, a Guardian correspondent was singled out for her reporting on a series of Tice’s financial transactions that were referred to the National...
Wed, 12 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World12:40
Labour chair says Reform deputy leader is trying to harass journalists over reporting on his financial affairs UK politics live – latest updates Richard Tice has been accused by Labour’s Bridget Phillipson of mounting a “deeply chilling attempt to silence the free press” after he sent a legal threat to the Guardian over its reporting on his financial affairs. Lawyers for Tice, the deputy leader of Reform UK, singled out a Guardian correspondent for her journalism about a series of Tice’s...
Mon, 17 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World22:30edited after publishing
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Reform’s Tice says people should stop tackling climate crisis and ‘enjoy’ heatNurses, medical experts and green campaigners reject party deputy leader’s dismissal of efforts to reach net zero Reform’s deputy leader has been accused of spreading misinformation after he dismissed efforts to tackle the climate crisis and urged British people to enjoy the warmth of the recent heatwaves. Richard Tice prompted a backlash from nurses, medical experts and green campaigners on Monday after he told a press conference he believed it was “arrogant” to try to stop the climate...