£170M Funding for UK's Populist Right

0:00On March 23rd, new research from Labor MP Liam Bern reveals that more than 170 million pounds has flow to members of parliament, political parties, media outlets, and think tanks linked to the United Kingdom's populist right over the past five years. This funding comes mainly from a few wealthy donors, including Crypto Investor Christopher Harborn, hedge fund manager Paul Marshall, the Dubai based, Legatim Firm, and financier Jeremy Hosking, who account for over 130 million pounds. Most of the money, about 76% or 133 million pounds, went to three media groups, GB News, The Critic, and Unheard, which often feature right-leaning voices and pay populist politicians to appear as presenters. Burns Analysis, drawn from electoral records and company filings up to early next year, highlights how these outlets boost politicians' views on mine. For more clicks and cash, while reform UK MPs earned over 770,000 pounds from GB News

1:01gigs alone, Burns urges reforms like banning crypto donations, requiring disclosure of media investments by political donors, and giving regulators more power, over digital platforms during elections, as funders defend their support as filling gaps in the media