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Politics
Harry Taylor

Government launches investigation into foreign money in UK politics

Former leader of Reform UK in Wales Nathan Gill was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison last month for taking money to make pro-Russian statements (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Government has launched an independent review of foreign financial interference in UK politics, after the jailing of a former MEP for taking Russian bribes.

Housing, Communities and Local Government Secretary Steve Reed said the conduct of Nathan Gill, who was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison for taking money to make pro-Russian statements, was a “stain” on British democracy.

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