Cat Neelan

as a possible future prime minister.

Reform's Rise isn't just a tale of how Nigel Farage has disrupted a century of norms.

It's also the story of how reform has done this and who helped them get there.

And it's a story about a system which allows people to buy their way into British politics.

I've been a political journalist for 12 years.

I've covered Nigel Farage in all his guises, from UKIP to the Brexit Party and now to Reform UK.

Farage is a very particular politician, and one who looks set to shake up the usual run of things.

In the past year, I've been looking at his and Reform's relationship to money, and where they get it from.

I want to know what it tells us about the man who could become the next prime minister, the type of government he might run, and the type of people he'll bring with him along the way.

I'm Cat Neelan.

From The Rest Is Politics and The Observer's slow newscast, this is Who Funds Reform?

Episode 1, The Missing Millions.

Reform doesn't operate like other political parties.

It has a start-up mentality and shuns the establishment.

That means the party's attitude to money is different too.

So when journalists try to make sense of how they're funded, sometimes we're left with more questions than answers.

Looking back at their first year of operating, there's one big question which stands out.

But to understand why reform works the way it does, you have to go back to 2014.

The word Brexit is still barely in use.

But already, the battle to secure a referendum on the issue is hotting up.