Rev Steve Openshaw

@steveopenshaw.bsky.social

Husband, dad, grandad, priest, trade unionist, socialist, descendent of Irish immigrants & lover of jazz, funk & soul. Boltonian living in Chorley. Views are my own & don't necessarily reflect the views of the Church. Not always able to chat I'm afraid.

The Met Police are investigating donations made by Tice, Reform’s deputy leader, to Reform, originally from a convicted fraudsters mother — the same fraudster who’s been bankrolling Farage. This is different to the £5M ‘gift’ to Farage reported to the UK crime agency for money laundering concerns.

Police investigate donations by Richard Tice company to Reform UK

Britain Means Business, owned by the party’s deputy leader Richard Tice, made two donations of £250,000 in the run-up to the 2024 general election.

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Reform UK donor and Farage ally George Cottrell carried a fake Swiss passport under the name ‘Oscar Drewitt’. Cottrell was hired under the name by the future Reform treasurer Mehrtash A’zami. A’zami later vetted Cottrell’s mother's donations to Reform, now the subject of a police investigation

‘Posh George’, Two Passports, and a Fraudulent Identity: Convicted Fraudster and Nigel Farage Funder's Connections to Reform UK’s Murky Financial Structures

Why did Reform UK change from being a privately-owned company to a non-profit company limited by guarantee in 2025? Nafeez Ahmed investigates a fraudulent identity used by George Cottrell – and how hi...

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Very sad to hear see that Kevin Keegan has died... the England 'Pele' of his generation. Incredibly skilled & a really decent, likeable bloke. He was a massive, positive role model for youngsters in the 70s & 80s particularly. Amazing he was never knighted. RIP. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Kevin Keegan, Liverpool legend and former Newcastle manager, dies aged 75

Kevin Keegan, the former England and Newcastle manager who was a member of Liverpool’s serial champions in the 1970s, has died aged 75

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Wow! This new revelation, along with Farage trying to avoid scrutiny over his finances, helps give us the reason Farage is resigning. Very glad there is agreement among the other parties that they will not give his by-election distraction any oxygen. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns

Exclusive: Latest Guardian revelation about gift from cryptocurrency tycoon comes as Reform UK leader forces byelection

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