And now we know Reform UK’s Deputy Leader, Richard Tice, failed to pay £91k in taxes from his property business before routing his profits offshore.
This comes off the back of previous reporting on how he paid almost no corporation tax between 2018-21 despite his company making millions of pounds.
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If you are in any way interested in Reform and their dodgy funders, read this thread by an MP who knows what he's talking about 👇
🧵Let me get this straight
A Chinese national, with a St Kitts and St Nevis passport, who is also a Cambodian citizen, wanted by the Chinese authorities, used 12 UK companies of which he is the sole shareholder and beneficiary to buy 85 luxury flats in London worth £81m and no red flags were raised.
In Westhoughton this morning with Cllr John McHugh & election candidate Christina Saunders discussing local priorities.
Really good chats about a health hub for the town, an infrastructure first approach to development & increasing the national minimum wage.
Good. This isn’t about one party or one individual. It’s about safeguarding our democracy from those who would wish to harm it.
There’s a lot more to do though, including around spending limits, company donations, risk assessment requirements, donation caps - the list goes on.
And a good long sleep
Take it from me as a former financial crime compliance officer, you don’t act in this way unless you’ve got something to hide.
We urgently need to improve the safeguards in our politics from foreign interference and manipulation 👇🏻
When he immediately leaned over and sniffed David Mitchell's armpit as soon as the game started, I would have folded there.
Not heard much of him before this and now become a favourite.
Gripped by the Curling but it's a sport crying out for maverick. A Shane Warne, a Dennis Rodman, a Adel Taarabt
Green supporters pretending not to understand why I am annoyed about their misuse of my words and image on their leaflets will now be blocked without warning. I’ve explained it several times at length. Life is too short for this nonsense.
Tax systems are used broadly for two reasons, raise revenue and change behaviour.
Surely people thinking it is acceptable to make quick and easy money off generating hate is where we need a radical behaviour change.
A terribly front loaded album though. First 4 tracks 10/10 then the rest is 7/10.
This song and the whole album has wormed its way back into my brain this week..
open.spotify.com/track/4ToYly...
Definitely not if theres lyrics
If only someone warned about Peter Mandelson before all this, could have saved a whole host of trouble.
Finally making my permanent home here. Extracted myself from X.
Why are the names of those who sent these emails to Epstein redacted?
British people trying to get Americans to hold anyone, absolutely anyone, accountable for being in the Epstein files.
UPDATE - I have now received a reply from the Greens apologising for the oversight in using my image and quote without consulting me and giving assurance it won't happen again. That's good enough for me, so I won't be taking any further action beyond writing it all up for my Substack
Just a quick note to @greenparty.org.uk and @greenpartyhan.bsky.social - I was not consulted on being quoted on your leaflets and I have not endorsed your campaign (or any campaign in this seat). I think this note, like the bar chart next to it, is misleading and out of context.
Bolton. Crime Down. Arrests Up.
Look who's not turned up to PMQs today, opting for a media appearance instead.
Someone should tell Mr Farage he isn't a media personality, he's elected to represent the people of Clacton IN the House of Commons.
If his previous register of interests are anything to go by it won't be unpaid.
Trump’s acolytes on Air Force One might laugh and smile, but this isn’t a joke.
Greenland does not belong to the USA.
Only Greenlanders can decide their future - nobody else.
🔴 Good to see a Democracy for Sale story raised in Parliament today
@philbrickellmp.bsky.social asked FO minister Stephen Doughty about our reporting that two ex UK ambassadors are paid lobbyists for pro-Russian, genocide-denying Republika Srpska
Clip here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
Pleased to see @lizforleicester.bsky.social calling out Twitter for its Grok tool which is out of control.
Wolfson’s got to go. Not only is this an insurmountable conflict of interest, it also shows contempt for UK efforts to repurpose Abramovich’s assets which were frozen after Putin’s unlawful invasion of Ukraine.
Former MPs who then go on to work for lobbying firms should be banned from holding a parliamentary pass.
I don't care whether they want a haircut or a "cuppa with old colleagues."
It's not as if I have a pass from any of my old workplaces still.
@spotlightcorruption.org right to call this out.
It's so good! You'll love it 😀
Latest episode of The Chair Company and it keeps getting better. Hilarious but also deeply unsettling TV.