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On Tuesday the 16th of December, the government announced a review into foreign financial interference in UK politics.

It follows the jailing of the former leader of Reform UK in Wales for taking bribes from Russia.

Last month, Nathan Gill was jailed for 10 and a half years after admitting taking £40,000

to give pro-Russian speeches and interviews.

Or as the local government secretary, Steve Reid, put it.

An elected politician took bribes to parrot the lies of a hostile state responsible for the death of Dawn Sturgis,

a British citizen on British soil.

He took the side of those responsible for invading a sovereign European state.

And so, Steve Reid was launching an independent review of foreign financial interference in UK

politics to be chaired by former top civil servant, Philip Reikroft. The minister said lessons

had to be learnt. This conduct is a stain on our democracy. The independent review will work to remove that stain.

The review will look at safeguards and financial rules, including the use of cryptocurrency,

and will report back by the end of March. It was broadly welcomed by other parties, including the use of cryptocurrency, and we'll report back by the end of March.

It was broadly welcomed by other parties, including the Conservative Paul Holmes.

Protecting the integrity of our democratic system from foreign interference is not a partisan issue.

It goes to the heart of public trust in our elections.

But other MPs had plenty to say about one particular party.

Labour's poor war called Nathan Gill a traitor

and said some in Reform UK had suggested he was just one bad apple.

However, we've learned in recent weeks that there are at least eight MEPs

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