Politics · 29 July 2026
Farage aide George Cottrell sent his mother $2m before her Reform UK donations
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Detectives from the Metropolitan Police are looking into whether anyone tried to hide the true origin of the party's funding. Financial insiders claim the cash moved through American cryptocurrency platforms into his mother's bank account during the 2024 election campaign. These deposits always landed just one to three days before she made her own major cash gifts to the group.
Reported by The Guardian · How we write briefs