Farage Urged To 'Come Clean About What He Knew' After Reform MP Quits Party

James McMurdock (far right) with Nigel Farage and Reform MPs Richard Tice, Sarah Pochin and Lee Anderson.Nigel Farage has been urged to “come clean with the public about what he knew and when” after a former Reform UK MP quit the party amid a probe into his business dealings.James McMurdock initially asked to have the party whip “suspended temporarily” after the Sunday Times made a number of allegations about government loans two of his companies received during the pandemic.But in a statement on Tuesday, the South Basildon and East Thurrock MP said that after receiving legal advice, he had “decided to continue my parliamentary career as an independent MP”.Following his election last year, it emerged that McMurdock was jailed nearly 20 years ago for repeatedly kicking his then girlfriend.At the time, Farage said he was “a fine young man who’s turned out really very, very well”.Labour chair Ellie Reeves said the controversy raised serious questions about Farage’s leadership of Reform.She said: “After these serious allegations surfaced, Nigel Farage sat on his hands. He took no action against James McMurdock and instead outsourced the problem – that’s not leadership.“Reform has consistently claimed its vetting procedures are of the highest standards. Yet a man that was jailed for assaulting a woman and is now accused of ripping off taxpayers managed to slip through the net.”She added: “Nigel Farage must urgently come clean with the public about what he knew and when. Farage’s Reform has proven once again that they simply cannot uphold the high standards expected in public life.”Reform UK has been contacted for comment.McMurdock is the second of the five Reform MPs elected last July to no longer represent the party in parliament.Rupert Lowe was suspended by the party in March amid allegations of bullying, which he denied, and now also sits as an independent MP in the Commons.Reform has added one MP to its number since the general election, with Sarah Pochin winning the Runcorn and Helsby by-election in May.Related...Former Reform MP Quits Party Amid Probe Into His Business DealingsReform UK Accuse Macron Of 'Outrageous And Deliberate Snub' For Not Meeting Nigel FarageMajor Boost For Farage As Mega-Poll Predicts Reform Will Be Twice As Large As Any Other Party

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