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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pippa Crerar Political editor

UK to hold inquiry into foreign financial interference in domestic politics

Nathan Gill (centre) arrives at the the Old Bailey for sentencing after being found guilty of eight counts of bribery
Nathan Gill was jailed for accepting bribes from a pro-Kremlin agent. Photograph: James Manning/PA

An independent review into the impact of foreign financial influence and interference in domestic politics from Russia and other hostile states has been announced after one of Reform UK’s former senior politicians, Nathan Gill, was jailed for accepting bribes from a pro-Kremlin agent.

Amid growing concern inside the security services and parliament over the scale of the foreign threat to British democracy, the government-commissioned inquiry will focus on the effectiveness of the UK’s political finance laws.

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