Labour MPs urge Burnham to ditch Mahmood’s ‘hostile rhetoric’ on immigration

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Labour MPs are urging Andy Burnham to distance himself from what they describe as "hostile rhetoric" on immigration. The article also reports on the Labour party's reaction to news that the Metropolitan police are investigating donations to Reform UK. Specifically, the party is questioning a £500,000 donation from Fiona Cottrell, whose son George is a convicted fraudster and an associate of Nigel Farage. Labour party chair Anna Turley stated that the police investigation into the source of this funding is appropriate and that the public deserves answers regarding Farage's financial dealings.

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Anna Turley questions the source of the £500,000 donation and George Cottrell's role in Nigel Farage's operation.

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Fiona Cottrell is the mother of George Cottrell, a convicted fraudster and associate of Nigel Farage.

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The Metropolitan police are investigating donations totaling £500,000 made to Reform UK by Fiona Cottrell.

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Labour MPs are urging Andy Burnham to distance himself from controversial rhetoric on immigration attributed to a figure named Mahmood.

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Andy Burnham is projected to become the next Prime Minister with significant backing from across the Labour party.

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Burnham set to be next PM with strong support from all wings of the party as 322 Labour MPs back him Libby Brooks has written her First Edition briefing about the Reform UK funding scandal. It features an interview with Anna Isaac , who broke the story about Farage’s undisclosed £5m donation and who has led the Guardian’s coverage of this controversy. The Labour Party has welcomed the news that the Metropolitan Police are investigating donations worth £500,000 made to Reform UK by Fiona Cottrell, whose son George is a convicted fraudster and a friend and aide to Nigel Farage . Anna Turley, the Labour Party chair, said: Nigel Farage can run against a bin in his distraction byelection, but he can’t hide from legitimate questions. Why did the mother of the convicted criminal who secretly bankrolled him donate half a million pounds to Reform UK? Where did the money come from? Why did George Cottrell have such a prominent role in his operation without having an actual job? It’s right that the Metropolitan Police are looking into this. The British public know when they’re being taken for fools – if Nigel Farage could clear his name, he would have done it by now. Continue reading...

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