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Richard Tice: I’ve known the Cottrell family, my family have known the Cottrell family and the broader Hesketh family, for 50 years. A…

On the recordJuly 26, 2026
I’ve known the Cottrell family, my family have known the Cottrell family and the broader Hesketh family, for 50 years. A very successful aristocratic family, and as far as I’m concerned, she’s a permissible donor and that’s the end of it.
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Richard Tice
Reform UK

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Defending the legitimacy of donations from Fiona Cottrell.

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