"The Met police are investigating half a million pounds worth of donations made to [Reform] before the last election by Fiona Cottrell. Now she's an aristocrat, she's said to have dated Prince Charles in the 1970s.." Tell me again how Reform aren't part of the establishment.
"This is a very dramatic twist in the long tale surrounding the controversy around Reform UK's finances. And now the Times newspaper are reporting that the Metropolitan Police are investigating half a million pounds worth of donations made to the party before the last general election by a lady called Fiona Cottrell. Now, she's an aristocrat. She's formally said to have dated Prince Charles back in the 1970s. But she is the mother of George Cottrell. Now, he's the convicted fraudster who previously paid for staff and security for Nigel Farage in the year leading up to his election to parliament in July 2024. Now, those payments for staff and security weren't declared to the parliamentary authorities. Reform UK said they didn't do anything wrong because it was before his election to parliament, not about his political activities, but it's believed a parliamentary standards investigation is underway. Now, according to the Times, Metropolitan Police are investigating two separate donations made by Fiona Cottrell of 250,000 pounds each in May 2024. So that's just before Nigel Farage announced that he was standing at the start of June. The papers say that officers are investigating potential offenses relating to the evasion of restrictions on donations, potentially relating to donations being concealed or disguised from an unpermissible donor."
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"The Met police are investigating half a million pounds worth of donations made to [Reform] before the last election by Fiona Cottrell. Now she's an aristocrat, she's said to have dated Prince Charles in the 1970s.." Tell me again how Reform aren't part of the establishment.
