A Met spokesperson said: "Following a broadcast by Channel 4 News on Thursday, 3 September, the Met received a number of reports relating to donations and polling involving a political party. The MET will conduct a criminal investigation into allegations that Reform UK breached foreign donation rules on the back of the Verbatim/Channel 4 investigation, saying "there are potential offences requiring investigation" This is statement from the MET: "Detectives have assessed the information provided and determined that there are potential offences requiring investigation. The potential offences are similar in nature to matters already under investigation by the Met's Special Enquiry Team relating to donations made to the same political party. As a result, these matters will form part of that ongoing investigation. "All allegations under investigation relate to potential offences under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. "As part of enquiries, detectives are seeking to obtain relevant footage relating to the broadcast on Thursday 3, September. "Detectives continue to liaise closely with the Electoral Commission and Crown Prosecution Service as enquiries progress.” Reform has said: “Reform UK denies any wrongdoing and will fully cooperate with the investigation. We won’t be commenting further while a live investigation is underway.”