Senior figures in Reform UK have grown frustrated with party treasurer Nick Candy, saying big donations have failed to materialise — including his own “seven figure” pledge — even as the party has soared in opinion polls.
Candy, whose job it is to fundraise for Nigel Farage’s populist party, has repeatedly claimed publicly that he will bring in tens of millions of pounds in donations for Reform, and that wealthy businesspeople are on the cusp of giving large donations.
However, two senior Reform figures have told the Financial Times that concerns have grown in the party that the money flowing in does not match Candy’s rhetoric, and that his public boasts may in fact be deterring would-be donors.