Reform UK's press conference was overshadowed by continuing questions about party finances and the news that the party's deputy leader Richard Tice is under investigation by Parliament's standards watchdog over an alleged failure to declare an interest while taking part in a debate on Israel.

Richard Tice is under investigation by the standards commissioner over a failure to declare an interest. This is a Breaking News story.

The standards commissioner confirmed that an investigation had been opened into allegations against the Reform UK deputy leader