Oh dear. It appears that after the Sunday Times story last weekend, there is no way back for James McMurdock. The paper went hard on allegations about the Essex MP’s financial dealings, reporting that he had borrowed £70,000 under the government’s Bounce Back loans scheme in 2020 through two companies. A sub-optimal look for a party campaigning hard on government waste and mismanagement…
And it seems that McMurdock has now concluded that is future (or what remains of it) is going to be outside the party. He, like Rupert Lowe before him, intends to now serve out the remainder of his time in parliament. In a statement, McMurdock wrote on X that:
Further to my statement tweeted on 5th July 2025. I have now had a chance to take specialist legal advice from an expert in the relevant field. In light of that advice, which is privileged and which I choose to keep private at this time, I have decided to continue my parliamentary career as an independent MP where I can focus 100 per cent on the interests of my constituents.
So, five becomes four. How many will there be left in 2029?
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