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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Rachael Burford

Met Police investigate £500k Reform UK donation in latest scandal to hit Nigel Farage's party

Detectives are investigating at least £500,000-worth of donations made to Reform UK by the mother of a convicted criminal.

The Metropolitan Police is said to be investigating two donations of £250,000 made by Fiona Cottrell, the mother of George Cottrell who paid for Nigel Farage's social media staff and security and accompanied the Reform leader to events.

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