{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/6a5122f0a410914b585c0ece?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"LATEST: Why are Scotland Yard investigating Reform donations?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1783701822202-5f9c0089-1689-476b-b81a-a9fed0845672.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>More revelations are coming out about donations to Reform UK. The Sunday Times Insight team have discovered that the Metropolitan Police are investigating a £500,000 donation from the mother of convicted fraudster George Cottrell. How will this affect Farage’s chances in the Clacton by-election now scheduled for August? And what does it say about the state of political donations in the UK more widely?</p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today:</em><a href=\"http://thetimes.com/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guests:&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Gabriel Pogrund, insight editor, The Sunday Times.</li><li>Richard Tice, Reform UK MP.</li><li>Peter Geoghegan, investigative journalist.</li></ul><p><strong>Host:</strong> Ayesha Hazarika.</p><p><strong>Producer: </strong>Musty Aziz.</p><p><strong>We want to hear from you - email:</strong> <a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestory@thetimes.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Read more:</strong><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/john-healey-resignation-keir-starmer-loyalist-defence-secretary-dfqf2qnzc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;</a><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/police-investigate-reform-donations-by-mother-of-fraudster-who-bankrolled-farage-3kd826j7h\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Police investigate Reform donations by mother of fraudster who bankrolled Farage</a></p><p><strong>Further listening:</strong><a href=\"https://pod.fo/e/41aeaf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> </strong></a><a href=\"https://podfollow.com/posh-george/view\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Posh George: The criminal behind Farage</a></p><p><strong>Photo:</strong> Getty Images.</p>","author_name":"The Times"}