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Rupert Lowe Cleared of Breaching MPs’ Rules over Grooming Gang Inquiry Donations
ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 11 – Rupert Lowe faces scrutiny for not declaring more than £600,000 raised for his independent inquiry into gang-related sexual exploitation, potentially breaching MPs' Code of Conduct.
- Parliament's standards commissioner launched an investigation on July 10, 2025, into MP Rupert Lowe over allegedly failing to register donations to his 'Rape Gang Inquiry'.
- The probe followed concerns that Lowe did not declare over £600,000 raised via a Crowdfunder started in March before the Prime Minister announced a government inquiry in June.
- Lowe, suspended from Reform UK in March, denied wrongdoing, claimed the investigation was a 'political assassination attempt', and said his private inquiry would continue.
- The commissioner confirmed the 28-day registration window had not passed since the money arrived on June 23, stating "no breach of the Rules has occurred."
- The inquiry's clearance implies Lowe can maintain his investigation and plans to welcome abuse survivors to Westminster, while MPs will be invited to engage with them individually.
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Ex-Reform MP investigated over failure to declare £600k raised for 'Rape Gang Inquiry'
An investigation has been opened into former Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe over an alleged failure to declare the hundreds of thousands of pounds donated to his "Rape Gang Inquiry".
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Rupert Lowe cleared of breaching MPs’ rules over grooming gang inquiry donations
Parliament’s standards commissioner found Mr Lowe had not breached the rules governing donations to MPs over a crowdfunder for his grooming inquiry.
Rupert Lowe under investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog
Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe is being investigated by a parliamentary watchdog for allegedly not declaring hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations to his ‘Rape Gang Inquiry’ project. Lowe launched his ‘Rape Gang Inquiry’ crowdfunder in March, and since then it has raised over £617,000. He then registered a community interest company for the project with Companies House back in May. However, Lowe hasn’t made any declarations about the donations …
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