Exclusive: Reform’s Robert Jenrick says party confident it followed all rules at the time, after latest Guardian revelations
The Electoral Commission has been asked to investigate whether Reform UK has broken donations rules, after the Guardian revealed that the convicted fraudster George Cottrell transferred more than $2m to his mother in the days before her donations to the party in 2024.
Labour’s new chair, Bridget Phillipson, wrote to the commission on Thursday asking for it to examine the donations and whether they had been recorded correctly. A party spokesperson said Reform was “up to their neck in sleaze and dodgy money”.
Continue reading...This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor.
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