Reform councillors told to describe donations inquiry as establishment stitch-up

Per the Guardian's reporting on Friday, Reform UK instructed its councillors to describe a police investigation into party donations as an 'establishment stitch-up.' Internal briefing documents directed party members to respond to questions about a Metropolitan police inquiry—specifically concerning donations from the mother of George Cottrell—by framing it as establishment persecution. This comes as polling shows the party's popularity is plummeting, the Guardian reports.

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