英国改革党副领导人理查德·蒂斯向《卫报》发出法律威胁，要求披露该报记者安娜·艾萨克的消息来源[1]。此前《卫报》报道了改革党收到100万英镑秘密捐款以及党领导人法拉奇收到500万英镑秘密礼物的情况，这些交易随后被银行家上报至全国犯罪局[1]。
蒂斯的律师发出法律信函，试图强制披露报道该财务交易的记者信息源[1]。对此，工党主席布里奇特·菲利普森表示蒂斯正在试图骚扰揭露其行为的人士[1]。蒂斯随后在社交媒体上回应称："这些左翼记者想要战争。他们得到了战争。"[1]
Richard Tice, deputy leader of Britain's Reform UK party, has issued legal threats against The Guardian in an attempt to compel the disclosure of a journalist's sources [1]. The legal action follows The Guardian's reporting on questionable financial transactions involving Tice and party leader Nigel Farage, which the newspaper stated had been reported to the National Crime Agency [1].
According to The Guardian's investigation, Reform UK received a secret donation of one million pounds, while Farage was the recipient of a five-million-pound undisclosed gift [1]. These transactions were flagged to authorities by banking professionals [1]. Tice's lawyers sent a legal letter targeting Guardian reporter Anna Isaac, demanding the revelation of her confidential sources [1].
Labour Party chair Bridget Phillipson condemned the move, stating that "Tice is attempting to harass those who have exposed him" [1]. In response on social media, Tice remarked: "These left-wing journalists want war. They got war" [1].