Labour asks Electoral Commission to investigate Reform UK over donations
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Key context: <p>Exclusive: Reform’s Robert Jenrick says party confident it followed all rules at the time, after latest Guardian revelations</p><p>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 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/29/george-cottrell-transferred-2m-mother-beforer-reform-uk-donations">transferred more than $2m to his mother</a> in the days before her donations to the party in 2024.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/30/electoral-commission-reform-uk-donations-george-cottrell">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Exclusive: Reform’s Robert Jenrick says party confident it followed all rules at the time, after latest Guardian revelationsThe 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. Continue reading...
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