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Reform UK: Finance

Asked by Kevin HollinrakeConservativeSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled Answered 7 September 2026UIN 21237

The question

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what is the status of the Electoral Commission’s investigations into donations to the Reform UK Party and Reform regulated donees by (a) George Cottrell and (b) Fiona Cottrell.

Answered by Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission

The Metropolitan Police Service has issued a statement about an ongoing police investigation. The Electoral Commission cannot comment further.

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