Reform UK to hold press conference after Met rules out investigating Polanski over anti-Farage message – UK politics live
Green party said it was ‘obvious from the start’ that Polanski had not committed an offence Good morning. Reform UK are holding a press conference this morning. It is going to feature Robert Jenrick, the party’s Treasury spokesperson, and he wants to talk about Andy Burnham’s speech yesterday about social care reform. But we already know what Jenrick thinks about that , and there are plenty of other stories that reporters might want to ask about. For a start, there is Anna Isaac’ s latest Guardi
Q: [From ITV’s Romilly Weeks] You say that Reform UK followed all the rules in relation to donations. But why did George Cottrell give $2 m to his mother shortly before she made substantial donations to the party?
Jenrick said Reform was certain all the rules were followed. Any questions for Cottrell would have to be directed to him, he said.
When it was put to him that Cottrell did not respond to questions from the media, Jenrick did not engage any further and said he had already answered the question.
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- Jenrick ducks question on why George Cottrell gave $2m to his mother days before her big donations to Reform UK – politics liveGuardian - World · Andrew Sparrow · Jul 30, 2026, 1:44 PM
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