Israel spent £50k flying members of Reform UK out for tours designed to win their political support and whitewash the ongoing genocide in Gaza, Declassified UK has reported.
With the far-right party still top of opinion polls and in the running to form the next government, Israel appears to have made a significant effort to court Reform members.
Richard Tice, the party’s deputy leader, went to Israel in September 2025 with £6,500 of funding from the newly formed Reform Friends of Israel, The National has reported.
The trip was enough to convince him that reports of famine in Gaza were a “blatant lie” despite him visiting at a time when the IPC was warning that 470,000 people in the enclave – 22% of Gaza’s population – were at imminent risk of starvation.
Shortly after, in November 2025, another cohort of Reform figures embarked on a six-day trip to Israel, including Tice’s chief of staff Ryan Powell and then Reform UK party chairman David Bull – who called the visit “life changing”.
“I now understand the situation that Israel finds itself in and Reform UK will always stand with the Israeli people,” Bull said.
This time the cost of the visit was covered by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which paid Jerusalem-based firm Conexión Israel more than £50,000 to arrange the delegation’s trip.
The party’s itinerary included a visit to the illegally occupied Golan Heights, which are considered part of Syria by the UK government.
The group also stopped by Israel’s police headquarters, which are overseen by national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, a far-right figure sanctioned by the UK for “repeated incitement of violence against Palestinian civilians”.
Among the group were Lancashire county council leader Stephen Atkinson, London assembly member Alex Wilson, Reform UK board member Gawain Towler and Rafaella Stefani, another member of Tice’s parliamentary staff.
In their parliamentary expenses, Atkinson and Wilson both declared that Israel’s foreign ministry had spent £4,861 each on their visit.
The Reform delegates returned vocal in their support of Israel and dismissing protests against genocide as “naively propping up a terrorist ideology”.
Andy Kalil, a member of the public who organised a petition that led to a debate in parliament last week on Israel’s political lobbying, said: “Delegates were shown sites highlighting Israel’s security concerns, but not the devastation in Gaza. That’s not a balanced fact-finding visit.”
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@GoodwinMJ#ReformUK Ltd. is made up of ex- #Tories, it does not represent ordinary people.
The #Tory Party is and always has been the Party of the elite, set up to look after the interests of rich people.
#Reform IS the Tory Party with a lighter blue rosette.
Nick Robinson to Zia Yusuf: "You say this is all about standing up to the establishment.
"You're a multi-millionaire. You made your money selling luxury helicopter charters and rare wines to the super-wealthy.
"Nigel Farage is a public schoolboy, a former commodities trader who gets £5m gifts from his friends and lives in a 5-storey house next to Buckingham Palace courtesy of a man convicted of fraud.
"Do you really think you are in a position at Reform UK to claim not to be part of the super-wealthy, self-serving establishment?"
Quick reminder 18.1% of all owed Corporation Tax goes uncollected 21 billion in lost revenue each year
compared to benefit fraud is 2.2% of total welfare expenditure. 6.9 billion. Neither should happen but one has a bigger impact on the economy than the other
Robbie Lamas former Reform councillor
Explaining that Reform HQ told him to lie, just lie about policies, tell the electorate what they want to hear
He won’t name what top figure it was in fear of retaliation from them
Nigel Farage , man of the people
EXCL: George Cottrell went for drinks with Tommy Robinson and other far-right activists shortly after his release from prison
Cottrell later appeared backstage at rally organised by Robinson and spent the summer partying with the former EDL leader’s team
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"Never before has a politician announced their intention to run for re-election on an explicitly pro-sleaze, anti-transparency ticket."
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Dear Robert Jenrick
You are currently under investigation for a possible illegal foreign donation re failed Tory leadership bid.
Your wife Michal Berkner lawyer for the donor, was warned the £40k actually came from a US fraudster.
How should it be reported?
#SkyNews
Robert Jenrick under investigation.
Nigel Farage under investigation.
Richard Tice dodging taxes.
These three appalling individuals get upset when scrutinised but never shut the f*ck up when it's not one of their motley crew.
Nigel has only got one 🎾
The other, is in #Clacton Town Hall
His cover has been discovered
His game is over
He’s played his last ball.
#Wimbledon#Essex
This combination of Tice, Farage, Cottrell and Harborne shifting millions between themselves around Reform UK is very disturbing and should be part of any clean of UK political financing
BBC: "have you ever been to Clacton?"
@CountBinface: "no, because I understand from the current incumbent that is part of how you do the job."
politics is BACK, baby
This man is attempting to play the British public.
Nigel Farage often claims that he will put voters first, but my investigations suggest otherwise.
Here is what I’ve discovered about the lobbyists and foreign interests STILL determined to get him into power:🧵