@rachel-rees.bsky.social
Journalist at the Financial Times, ex London Centric. Not the former chancellor. Email me on [email protected]
@rachel-rees.bsky.socialThe Met is investigating the donations, and whether they breached electoral law that bars foreigners from making political donations
@rachel-rees.bsky.socialUK donor Phillip Ullmann told the FT that he told the MP “about Gary Klopfenstein, that he was a wealthy American in the US who was willing to donate” Jenrick has previously denied any wrongdoing and said he had no knowledge of Klopfenstein’s alleged involvement
@pickardje.bsky.socialReposted by @rachel-rees.bsky.socialRobert Jenrick’s handling of donations to his failed 2024 Tory leadership campaign has come under fresh scrutiny, after the UK donor at the centre of the row claimed that the politician and his senior campaign staff knew about the involvement of an overseas donor.
@jim.londoncentric.mediaReposted by @rachel-rees.bsky.socialLondon’s most expensive house, the Reform UK Treasurer, Holly Valance, one of Labour’s biggest donors, a £265m sale, and a curious loophole we’ve uncovered that could slash the taxes earned from elite London properties.
London Centric x Dan Neidle collab.
@rachel-rees.bsky.socialnot expensive enough for HTSI
@rachel-rees.bsky.socialReform donor Bassim Haidar tells Tel he's leaving UK bc of taxes -- as he also said in 2024 Luckily for his finances, leaving the UK will also limit his donations to Reform, per the incoming £100k cap on overseas donors Good place to advertise your luxury flat tho!
@rachel-rees.bsky.socialalternatively, nothing says centrist dad like my inability to add just one pic on bluesky🫠
@rachel-rees.bsky.socialNothing says "playful centrist dad" like an accidental tone-deaf archery / bereavement combo
scoopy nugget from my piece for the FT today about Ed Davey's stunts (now dialled back, along with the wetsuit) and how the strategy went awry
Read the full story here: as.ft.com/r/33123f1c-9...
@johnreedwrites.ft.comReposted by @rachel-rees.bsky.socialYikes... killer graphic in this story about crypto-billionaire Ben Delo, the source of one of Reform UK's twin mega-donations as.ft.com/r/e6b89b0a-5... @nikasgari.bsky.social
@rachel-rees.bsky.socialRead more, from all the way over in Kentish Town, here: as.ft.com/r/e0f8fab3-e...
@rachel-rees.bsky.socialseems like Zack Polanski’s profile will win over some Holborn and St Pancras voters, but his personal unpopularity will equally be one of the Greens’ big barriers He’s taken Starmer’s old spot as least popular major party leader. Can he take his old seat too?
@eberlmat.bsky.socialReposted by @rachel-rees.bsky.socialNever a good look when a party has almost as many scandals as it has MPs.
@rachel-rees.bsky.socialAs scrutiny mounts over Reform's financial dealings, here's a list of the donation scandals the party's top figures are currently facing, from the latest C4 revelations to Harborne's £5mn, "Posh George", and police probes involving Robert Jenrick and Richard Tice w @oilsheppard.bsky.social
@channel4news.bsky.socialReposted by @rachel-rees.bsky.socialUndercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
@rachel-rees.bsky.socialalready been accused of anti-Chelsea propaganda for this one... latest for the FT, with @leeharris.ft.com
@rachel-rees.bsky.socialthe second link i posted this morn should work -https://as.ft.com/r/8fd3c747-f5c5-4501-847b-bfaf3020978c
@rachel-rees.bsky.socialNew link as the other has run out: as.ft.com/r/8fd3c747-f...
Or for subscribers: www.ft.com/content/2da1...
@rachel-rees.bsky.socialUpdate: there is now a brief credit to the FT in 4th par, text otherwise still looks the same
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