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Reform councillors told to call donations inquiry ‘establishment stitch-up’
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Friday, July 24, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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The Guardian Politics
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Reform councillors told to call donations inquiry ‘establishment stitch-up’

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Party briefing notes say: ‘Daily routine of hit jobs and smears will not deter us from winning next general election’ Reform UK has instructed its councillors to describe a police investigation into donations from the mother of George Cottrell as an establishment stitch-up, as polling showed the party’s popularity plummeting. Internal briefing documents circulated to the party’s councillors included instructions to respond to questions about a Metropolitan police investigation into party donations with: “It is now clear that the establishment will try anything to stop us”, the Times revealed on Thursday . Continue reading...

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