Fraudster Cottrell was introduced as Farage’s chief of staff, says ex-Reform candidate
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Fresh questions have surfaced over the role of George Cottrell in Nigel Farage's Reform UK party, according to reporting from The Guardian published today. Cottrell was consistently presented as Farage's chief of staff during the lead-up to the twenty twenty-four election—yet the party has repeatedly denied he ever held any official position. Multiple former insiders now claim Cottrell also arranged transportation for the party's newly elected MPs to parliament and covered costs of a fundraising lunch with potential donors. The discrepancy between his apparent influence and the party's denials is now raising questions about transparency within Reform's inner circle.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/09/fraudste...
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