James McMurdock Voluntarily Removes Reform Whip From Himself
Reform chief whip Lee Anderson just posted the following statement:
“I have today received a call from James McMurdock who has advised me, as Chief Whip, that he has removed the party whip from himself pending the outcome of an investigation into allegations that are likely to be published by a national newspaper.
The allegations relate to business propriety during the pandemic and before he became an MP.
At Reform UK we take these matters very seriously and James has agreed to cooperate in full with any investigation.
We will not be commenting further at this moment.”
And then there were four… again…
UPDATE: Relates to Covid loans:
SUNDAY TIMES EXCLUSIVE🚨
Reform MP James McMurdock suspended after investigation into £70,000 of Covid loans
He borrowed money via two companies: one dormant, the other with negligible assets
He will not say what legitimate purpose they served
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