City Of London Councillors Including Henry Colthurst & Munsur Ali Rival Reform UK In Terms Of Register Of Interest Oversights

In recent months questions over the funding of Reform UK have led to renewed interest in the register of interests (RoI) of those who have been elected as representatives of this far-right party. As well as national figures, there has been a spotlight on Reform’s local councillors. Among other things, Byline Times stories focussed on items missing from the RoI of Reform Kent councillors and incomplete RoI from Reform Mayor of Basildon Sam Journet. We suspect that those who have branded Journet ‘Britain’s Worst Councillor’ aren’t familiar with local politics and community group funding in the City of London, or the scandal record of our council’s leader Chris Hayward. City of London RoI issues are something we have been covering for years – see, for example, here, here, here and here. Like Byline Times in their pieces, we have noted the relevant local authority code of conduct requirements for councillor’s registers of interest. The current code of conduct can be seen here. The…