Jenrick ducks question on why George Cottrell gave $2m to his mother days before her big donations to Reform UK – politics live

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Key context: <p>Jenrick questioned about latest Guardian revelations</p><p><em>Q: [From ITV’s Romilly Weeks] You say that Reform UK followed all the rules in relation to donations. But why did <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/29/george-cottrell-transferred-2m-mother-beforer-reform-uk-donations">George Cottrell give </a></em><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/29/george-cottrell-transferred-2m-mother-beforer-reform-uk-donations">$2</a><em><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/29/george-cottrell-transferred-2m-mother-beforer-reform-uk-donations">m to his mother</a> shortly before she made substantial donations to the party?</em></p><p><strong>Jenrick</strong> said Reform was certain all the rules were followed. Any questions for Cottrell would have to be directed to him, he said.</p><p>It does seem curious that in this case the police have chosen not to take action.</p><p>We’ll see whether they take action against the individual who posted the original tweet, who wore the T-shirt. I’m hearing today that the police may have closed that investigation as well. [See <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jul/30/reform-nigel-farage-robert-jenrick-labour-prisons-andy-burnham-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6a6b07aa8f08de34d6d987f1#block-6a6b07aa8f08de34d6d987f1">9.20am</a>.]</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jul/30/reform-nigel-farage-robert-jenrick-labour-prisons-andy-burnham-latest-news-updates">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.