The Times does change political allegiance but it’s irrelevant.
Gabriel Pogrund is an investigative journalist and there’s a story here.
A spokesperson for Farage called this “a baseless and contrived story”.
Jenrick speaks to the BBC and acknowledges that Farage had staff paid for by George Cottrell, had security paid for by George Cottrell and stayed at the home of George Cottrell …
… none of which has been declared.
Just one extract from the story:
Farage decided he would professionalise his operation, bolster his brand and reach beyond his natural audience. That would serve his interests whatever came next.
In September [2023], Cottrell recruited a young man who could do just that: Jack Anderton, 25, a right-wing political activist from Liverpool. Anderton had created his own polished social media videos presenting immigration as a problem affecting young people. He said he could do the same for Farage, especially on TikTok, a platform which a third of young voters use as their primary source of news. Cottrell paid him a salary equivalent to around £55,000 a year.
He also paid Tom Dupre, 31, a Paris-based British writer once affiliated with Generation Identity, described as a “hipster far-right” movement. Dupre created a website, nigelfarageoffice.com, and assisted with recruitment and other back office operations.
And Cottrell recruited a third person, Leah Thornton, who became Farage’s assistant.
All within 12 months of Farage being elected as MP for Clacton.
Not the first time senior Reform people can’t get their story straight.
Jenrick has his eye on being party leader, that’s for sure.
