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Bloomberg
05-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Farage Ally Resigns From Reform UK Over Business Probe
A Reform UK lawmaker has temporarily stepped back following a report of alleged business impropriety by companies he owned during the pandemic, marking a setback for the right-wing insurgent party led by Nigel Farage. James McMurdock '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,' chief whip Lee Anderson said on Saturday. The allegations pertain to a time before he became a member of parliament, he said in a statement on the social media platform X.
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Reform MP James McMurdock resigns whip over allegations of business impropriety
A Reform UK MP has resigned the party whip pending an investigation into allegations of business impropriety before he was elected, the party's chief whip has said. James McMurdock will sit as an independent while a probe takes place over the allegations, which he said are likely to emerge in the press this weekend. Reform's chief whip Lee Anderson said: 'At Reform UK we take these matters very seriously and James has agreed to cooperate in full with any investigation.' It leaves Nigel Farage's insurgent right-wing party again with just four MPs, with Reform previously suspended Rupert Lowe for criticising the arch-Brexiteer's leadership. The suspension comes just one year after Mr McMurdock entered parliament almost by accident, having agreed to stand in the general election as a so-called paper candidate. He won his South Basildon and East Thurrock seat by 98 votes, having given up a high-paying job at a financial firm in the City of London to become an MP. The 38-year-old, who has previously worked for Barclays Capital, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers, specialising in energy, infrastructure, and manufacturing, ran his campaign with only the help of his parents.
The Independent
05-07-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Reform MP James McMurdock resigns whip over allegations of business impropriety
A Reform UK MP has resigned the party whip pending an investigation into allegations of business impropriety before he was elected, the party's chief whip has said. James McMurdock will sit as an independent while a probe takes place over the allegations, which he said are likely to emerge in the press this weekend. Reform's chief whip Lee Anderson said: 'At Reform UK we take these matters very seriously and James has agreed to cooperate in full with any investigation.' It leaves Nigel Farage's insurgent right-wing party again with just four MPs, with Reform previously suspended Rupert Lowe for criticising the arch-Brexiteer's leadership. The suspension comes just one year after Mr McMurdock entered parliament almost by accident, having agreed to stand in the general election as a so-called paper candidate. He won his South Basildon and East Thurrock seat by 98 votes, having given up a high-paying job at a financial firm in the City of London to become an MP. The 38-year-old, who has previously worked for Barclays Capital, Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers, specialising in energy, infrastructure, and manufacturing, ran his campaign with only the help of his parents.
