Recent Reform MP James McMurdock seemingly hasn’t managed to clear up those pesky accusations of conducting illegal business activity previously levied against him.
Despite his protestations as to his innocence – “all my business dealings had always been conducted fully within the law and in compliance with all regulations” – his apparent abuse of prior governmental largesse during the Covid pandemic turns out to have been serious enough to need referring to the Public Sector Fraud Authority by the Covid corruption commissioner.
He has stood down from Reform for now – but somehow is permitted to keep doing his job as a member of parliament.