US EditionFarage ‘Can’t Apologise’ for Election Vetting as Basildon MP Resigns Reform Whip
KENT, ENGLAND, JUL 7 – James McMurdock resigned the Reform UK whip after allegations of improper Covid-19 loans, reducing the party’s MPs from five to four, party leader Nigel Farage confirmed.
- Reform MP James McMurdock resigned the party whip on Saturday amid allegations of taking government Covid loans for businesses without employees.
- His resignation followed a Times investigation revealing he borrowed £50,000 for JAM Financial Limited, which had minimal assets and no employees pre-pandemic.
- Nigel Farage arrived at Kent County Council on Monday after McMurdock’s resignation and told Reform councillors that how they behave matters and they have public responsibilities.
- Farage said he “can’t apologise” for the 2024 election vetting absence, claiming he inherited hundreds of unvetted candidates, but pledged to professionalise the process after July 5 last year.
- McMurdock will now sit as an independent, and Reform UK is investigating the allegations, marking a reduction to four Reform MPs after electing five in July 2024.
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Nigel Farage says he ‘can’t apologise’ for lack of MP vetting in general election
Nigel Farage told Reform UK councillors ‘how we behave matters’ during a visit to Kent County Council in the wake of James McMurdock allegations.
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