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Peers to debate donations law changes after Reform's £72m windfall
Nigel Farage's party has accused Labour of trying to "rig the system"
The House of Lords will debate changes to the laws on political donations later on Monday after Reform UK received £72m from two billionaires in 24 hours.
Calls for restrictions are growing after huge donations from Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne, who are both British and have spent time living overseas.
The government is seeking to change the law on donations to UK political parties from British expats, including a £100,000 cap backdated to 25 March.
The leader of one of Labour's biggest funders, Unite the Union, is among those backing limits on individual donations. In response, Nigel Farage's party has accused Labour of trying to "rig the system".
The sheer scale of Reform's record-breaking donation windfall has prompted an urgent debate across the parties.
On Monday, the bill that would introduce a £100,000 cap on donations from British voters living abroad returns to the House of Lords.
The rules were proposed in a review by former civil servant Philip Rycroft aimed at countering foreign influence in UK politics.
The Labour peer Lord Wills told Radio 4's Westminster Hour he intended to amend the bill so that donations from those living in the UK could also be capped.
Sharon Graham, the general secretary of Unite, told the BBC a limit on individual donations was necessary.