Ben Delo - Reform UK Donor | Reform Watch

Profile and accountability tracker for Ben Delo, Reform UK Donor. Reform UK.

Role: Reform UK Donor

Party: Reform UK

Ben Delo is a software engineer, entrepreneur and co-founder of the cryptocurrency derivatives platform BitMEX. His earlier career included IBM and financial trading systems before moving to Hong Kong. Electoral Commission filings reported by the BBC show donations totalling £4 million to Reform UK in the first quarter of 2026, and the BBC subsequently reported a £36 million donation in September. Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4pkkpe9ppo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly79gpp22do

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Ben Delo funded organisations behind campaign against Jason Arday

Category: conflict of interest

Ben Delo backed and financed organisations that defended academics who accused Jason Arday, including supporting the Committee for Academic Freedom which has commissioned a private inquiry into Arday’s Cambridge appointment. He also finances a Westminster events hub called The Sanctuary, and has donated £36 million to Reform UK. This matters because the Committee for Academic Freedom has acknowledged Delo’s support while Cambridge University has commissioned a separate two-part independent review led by Nazir Afzal, whose Part One will examine welfare and support rather than determine allegations about Arday’s research. The Committee did not respond to requests for comment about its funding or potential conflicts of interest, and the links between Delo-funded spaces and figures involved in the campaign have been highlighted as a source of concern.