Reform MP James McMurdock has resigned the party whip as he faces an investigation into £70,000 worth of Covid bounce back loans he took out for businesses during the pandemic. Reform MP James McMurdock has 'removed the party whip from himself pending the outcome of an investigation'McMurdock pictured with Nigel Farage. The newly elected Reform UK MP was once jailed for attacking a former girlfriendNeither company has filed accounts or annual corporate filings since the loans. 'At Reform UK we take these matters very seriously and James has agreed to cooperate in full with any investigation. In an explosive statement issued on March 7, Mr Yusuf and Mr Anderson said Mr Lowe was being investigated over complaints by two female employees.

Source: The Times July 05, 2025 19:01 UTC