Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice has written to the boss of the National Crime Agency (NCA) seeking clarification over whether the agency is responsible for leaking his private financial information to the media. Tice says he only became aware that the NCA had been notified about payments to his organisations after a newspaper contacted him.

The NCA notifications referenced payments that were raised through its Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) programme. SARs are used to flag potential money-laundering concerns and are treated as confidential. An NCA spokesperson said the agency does not confirm or deny whether it receives SARs and warned that breaching their confidentiality can create legal risk.

Reports cited in the coverage say that Tisun Investment—linked to Tice—received a loan of £80,000 from George Cottrell in late 2024, and that a think tank owned by Tice (Britain Means Business) also received a £1m donation from Cottrell’s mother in June 2024. Electoral Commission data also points to Britain Means Business donating £500,000 to Reform UK in the same month.

The developments come amid broader political scrutiny involving figures connected to Reform UK and questions about whether specific financial support should be declared under parliamentary rules for newly elected MPs