Reform calls itself independent. However
the research below brings this claim into question in what appears to be the breaking
of the Charity Commission rules for all charities to remain politically
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The 'charity’s' claim to independence is
based on having one Liberal Democrat (Jeremy Browne) and two Labour members
(Lord Warner and MP Frank Field) and a Conservative MP, (Julian Smith) on their
advisory team. These however do not represent the overall dominance of the
organisation towards the Conservative party, which can be seen by the
powerbase, of the founders and trustees. The bullet points below represent a list of
these connections.
- All of the co-founders have links to the Conservative party.
- Reform is recognised as part of the Conservative party movement by multiple medium including the Conservativehome.
- Two MPs to emerge from Reform both belong to the Conservative party
- Two of the trustees have provided money to individuals in the Conservative party
- Two of the trustees and a director have advised two Conservative MPs