Reform's deputy leader said Fiona Cottrell, the mother of George Cottrell, was a 'permissible donor' today amid a deepening row over the sources of the party's money.

Exclusive: Questions grow over close ally’s role in 2024 election in which he held no official position

Scotland Yard is investigating £500,000 of donations to Reform UK by Fiona Cottrell, the mother of 'Posh George', a convicted criminal who is close to Nigel Farage, it emerged…