Former student of suspended Reform official ‘reopens case’ against University of Cambridge
The student believes Dr James Orr’s (pictured) account of the case given to the Financial Times is in conflict with what the university had told them. Photograph: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy stock photo/Alamy Live NewsView image in fullscreenThe student believes Dr James Orr’s (pictured) account of the case given to the Financial Times is in conflict with what the university had told them. Orr was suspended from his highly influential role as Reform UK’s head of policy over the incident.The university now faces renewed questions about its handling of previous allegations of academic negligence and bullying made against the high-profile academic by a theology PhD student.
- ▪The student believes Dr James Orr’s (pictured) account of the case given to the Financial Times is in conflict with what the university had told them.
- ▪Photograph: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy stock photo/Alamy Live NewsView image in fullscreenThe student believes Dr James Orr’s (pictured) account of the case given to the Financial Times is in conflict with what the university had told them.
- ▪Orr was suspended from his highly influential role as Reform UK’s head of policy over the incident.The university now faces renewed questions about its handling of previous allegations of academic negligence and bullying made against the hi
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The student believes Dr James Orr’s (pictured) account of the case given to the Financial Times is in conflict with what the university had told them. Photograph: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy stock photo/Alamy Live NewsView image in fullscreenThe student believes Dr James Orr’s (pictured) account of the case given to the Financial Times is in conflict with what the university had told them. Photograph: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy stock photo/Alamy Live NewsUniversity of CambridgeFormer student of suspended Reform official reopens bullying case against Cambridge UniversityCambridge previously paid £5,000 compensation after an investigation partially upheld allegations against Dr James OrrBen Quinn and Rowena MasonThu 17 Sep 2026 08.27 EDTLast modified on Thu 17 Sep 2026 08.28 EDTSharePrefer the…
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