Jenrick ducks question on why George Cottrell gave $2m to his mother days before her big donations to Reform UK – politics live

From 3h agoJenrick ducks question about why George Cottrell gave $2m to his mother days before she made big donations to Reform UKQ: [From ITV’s Romilly Weeks] You say that Reform UK followed all the rules in relation to donations. But why did George Cottrell give $2m to his mother shortly before she made substantial donations to the party?Jenrick said Reform was certain all the rules were followed. Any questions for Cottrell would have to be directed to him, he said.When it was put to him that Cottrell did not respond to questions from the media, Jenrick did not engage any further and said he had already answered the question.Key events19m agoBurnham says increasing use of Zoom for job interviews 'doesn't seem right' because youngsters can't show their personality1h agoMore than 70,000 prisoners released early under government's early release scheme, MoJ figures show2h agoUK on track for record heat-related deaths this summer, official data shows3h agoJenrick ducks question about why George Cottrell gave $2m to his mother days before she made big donations to Reform UK3h agoJenrick says it's 'astonishing' police not taking action against person wearing Farage guillotine T-shirt3h agoJenrick claims Reform UK 'entirely confident' it followed all electoral rules when accepting donations3h agoJenrick says he's 'astonished' Tories taking part in talks with Burnham on social care reform before 'death tax' ruled out3h agoStreeting claims UK would pay 'heavy price' if government made 3% defence spending pledge without plan to fund it4h agoBritain had almost 3,000 heat-related deaths in May and June, double figure for last year, UK Health Security Agency says4h agoTrident renewal central to defence spending, says Andy Burnham4h agoAvon and Somerset police rule out action over Farage guillotine T-shirt because 'threshold for offence' not reached5h agoReform UK to hold press conference after Met rules out investigating Polanski over anti-Farage messageBurnham says increasing use of Zoom for job interviews 'doesn't seem right' because youngsters can't show their personalityAndy Burnham has criticised the growing tendency for employers to interview job candidates online.As Sky News reports, in an interview with Jimmy McLoughlin for his Jimmy’s Jobs of the Future podcast, Burnham said: