GB News pundit Matthew Torbitt admits committing fraud while Labour aide
The offences occurred between 2022 and 2024, when Torbitt was working for MP Christian Wakeford. Photograph: BBCView image in fullscreenThe offences occurred between 2022 and 2024, when Torbitt was working for MP Christian Wakeford. On 2 October 2024, Torbitt submitted a separate claim for reimbursement of travel and accommodation expenses, she added.The court heard that the claims totalled more than £6,000, according to an early estimate by the Crown Prosecution Service.
- ▪The offences occurred between 2022 and 2024, when Torbitt was working for MP Christian Wakeford.
- ▪Photograph: BBCView image in fullscreenThe offences occurred between 2022 and 2024, when Torbitt was working for MP Christian Wakeford.
- ▪On 2 October 2024, Torbitt submitted a separate claim for reimbursement of travel and accommodation expenses, she added.The court heard that the claims totalled more than £6,000, according to an early estimate by the Crown Prosecution Servi
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The offences occurred between 2022 and 2024, when Torbitt was working for MP Christian Wakeford. Photograph: BBCView image in fullscreenThe offences occurred between 2022 and 2024, when Torbitt was working for MP Christian Wakeford. Photograph: BBCGB NewsGB News pundit Matthew Torbitt admits committing fraud while Labour aideTorbitt pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation in relation to his parliamentary expensesGeraldine McKelvieMon 27 Jul 2026 11.54 EDTLast modified on Mon 27 Jul 2026 11.55 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA GB News pundit has admitted fraud in relation to his parliamentary expenses when he was a Labour aide.Matthew Torbitt, a prominent political commentator who once described himself as “Britain’s favourite lefty”, pleaded guilty to two counts…
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