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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn and Rowena Mason

George Cottrell referred to Nigel Farage as ‘daddy’, says ex-Reform candidate

Nigel Farage holding a beer as he and George Cottrell walk through a room
Nigel Farage with George Cottrell at the European parliament in Brussels in 2020. A Reform UK spokesperson says Cottrell has never had an official role with the party. Photograph: John Thys/AFP/Getty Images

George Cottrell was routinely introduced as Nigel Farage’s chief of staff before the 2024 general election despite denials that he had any official role, according to a Reform UK candidate who stood aside for the party leader.

Others who have been closely involved in the party have also claimed Cottrell arranged the Land Rovers that ferried Reform’s newly elected MPs to parliament, and that he covered the cost of a fundraising lunch with potential donors before the national vote.

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