Reform councillors told to call donations inquiry ‘establishment stitch-up’
Party briefing notes say: ‘Daily routine of hit jobs and smears will not deter us from winning next general election’
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Reform UK has instructed its councillors to dismiss a police investigation into £500,000 in donations from the mother of convicted fraudster George Cottrell as an "establishment stitch-up". Internal briefing notes tell councillors to claim the "daily routine of hit jobs and smears" will not stop the party from winning the next general election. The investigation follows revelations that Reform leader Nigel Farage received a separate donation from a crypto billionaire before the last election.