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The Story

2026-07-11

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More revelations are coming out about donations to Reform UK. The Sunday Times Insight team have discovered that the Metropolitan Police are investigating a £500,000 donation from the mother of convicted fraudster George Cottrell. How will this affect Farage’s chances in the Clacton by-election now scheduled for August? And what does it say about the state of political donations in the UK more widely? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guests:  Gabriel Pogrund, insight editor, The Sunday Times.Richard Tice, Reform UK MP.Peter Geoghegan, investigative journalist.Host: Ayesha Hazarika. Producer: Musty Aziz. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: Police investigate Reform donations by mother of fraudster who bankrolled Farage Further listening: Posh George: The criminal behind Farage Photo: Getty Images. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • The Reform UK donation saga is rumbling on with yet more revelations

  • from the Sunday Times Insight team coming out today.

  • After our podcast series,

  • Posh George broke the story that convicted fraudster George Cottrell secretly bankrolled Nigel Farage.

  • The team have now revealed that Cottrell's mother, the aristocrat Fiona Cottrell,

  • is being investigated by the Met over at least £500,000 of donations.

  • For all the latest on that, we're handing over to our colleague Aisha Hazarika on Times Radio.

  • Start with that story about donations and the finances of Reform UK continue

  • to be under the spotlight today and the Times newspaper reveals that police are investigating.

  • £500,000 donation made by a woman called Fiona Cottrell.