Reform MP James McMurdock resigns whip pending ‘business propriety’ investigation | Reform UK

A reform deputy James McDündock, during the coronavirus pandemi during the investigation of work behavior allegations, gave up the party whip.

Lee Anderson, the head of the party, said that on Saturday, during the accusations against government loans allegedly issued during the Covid pandemi in Sunday Times.

McMürdOck in the report He received £ 70,000 in 2020 and said the government was from his return plan In 2020. He says he lends £ $ 50,000 to Jam Financial LTD, a job that has no employees and negligible assets until he has Covid pandem.

In order to be suitable for a loan, a firm must report at least £ 200,000 turnover. In 2021, McMürdock resigned from the company as a director and said that he transferred his shares to Yvonne Allen.

It is said that McMürdock’s other company, Gym Live Health and Fitness Limited, borrowed £ 20,000. Bounce would require £ 100,000 turnover under its background.

Companies did not have employees according to the latest registered accounts in House, and they had nominal assets to Covid Pandemi.

As a result, companies had to leave the registry at the House of Companies. However, on the same day in February 2023, the process of suspending both companies was stopped after the organizer had a target from a third side.

When McMürdock said to Sunday Times approached for a comment, it would be “very, very careful ve and said that a“ technical expert ”would be necessary to understand the problem. The newspaper refused to say that he had released loans over and over again.

The report came to the fore with Anderson, who made a statement about X, said: “Today, James McMürdock said that he had removed the party whip, who was waiting for the result of an investigation about the allegations that may be published by a national newspaper as chef Kırbaç.

“Claims are about business suitability during and before becoming a deputy.”

After resigning from reform UK WHIP, Mcmündock said in a statement about X that Whip wanted to be suspended as “precautionary precaution” and “protection of British reform”.

South Basildon and East Thurrock, who referred to a conversation with a journalist, added the following: “I have confirmed that all my business relations are always in accordance with the laws and all arrangements and that appropriate qualified professionals have reviewed all the activities that confirm this.”

The 39 -year -old McMürdock was unknown when he won the Essex seat with 98 votes in last year’s general elections.

He then admitted that he was convicted of attacking his 18 -year -old girlfriend.

The news will be a blow to Nigel Farage, who has already lost Rupert Lowe, one of the five deputies elected in 2024. Since then, the party won Sarah Pochin in the election.