英国自由民主党议员丽莎·斯玛特已将改革党副领导人理查德·蒂斯涉嫌未申报贷款一事提交议会标准监察员调查1。蒂斯在2024年12月收到来自乔治·科特雷尔的78,100英镑贷款，但未按规定向议会披露1。斯玛特在致监察员的信中指出，科特雷尔不仅是蒂斯的私人熟人，更是改革党和奈杰尔·法拉奇的官方顾问1。
蒂斯于2024年晚期当选波士顿和斯肯内斯议员后数月内获得这笔贷款1。据报道，蒂斯随后以80,000英镑偿还了该笔贷款，超额偿还1,900英镑1。蒂斯为自己辩护称，这些是公司贷款，与政治无关，相关股份和董事职位已充分申报1。科特雷尔曾于2017年因美国电信诈骗罪被定罪1，这引发了对贷款来源的质疑。
法拉奇本人因未申报来自加密货币亿万富翁克里斯托弗·哈博恩的500万英镑礼物而遭调查1。由于法拉奇不再是议员，该调查已暂停1。
A Liberal Democrat MP has referred Reform Party deputy leader Richard Tice to the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner over an undisclosed £78,100 loan received in December 20241. The funds were provided by George Cottrell, an aide to Nigel Farage, shortly after Tice was elected as MP for Boston and Skegness1.
The referral, made by Lisa Smart MP, raises concerns that Tice may have breached parliamentary conduct rules by failing to declare the loan as required1. Cottrell has a controversial background, having been convicted of telecommunications fraud in the United States in 20171. Smart's letter to the Standards Commissioner noted that Cottrell is not merely Tice's personal acquaintance but serves as an official advisor to the Reform Party and Farage1. Tice later repaid the loan with an overpayment of £1,900, settling it at £80,0001.
Tice has disputed the allegations, asserting that "these are corporate loans unrelated to politics, and shareholdings and directorships have been properly declared"1. The investigation comes amid separate scrutiny of Farage, who is under investigation for receiving an undisclosed £5 million gift from cryptocurrency billionaire Christopher Harborne, though that inquiry has been suspended following Farage's departure from Parliament1.
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