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Ex-Labour Adviser Charged Over False Travel Expense Claims

6/28/2026

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Matthew Torbitt (former Labour adviser) was charged with two counts of fraud by false representation for travel and expense claims on 9 June.
The alleged false claims involved free rail tickets and reimbursements for trips unrelated to parliamentary business, costing taxpayers.
Torbitt, a media figure on GB News, BBC Newsnight, Sky News and TalkTV after sharing his homelessness experience, is due to appear at Thames magistrates court on 27 July.

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Matthew Torbitt (former Labour adviser) was charged with two counts of fraud by false representation for travel and expense claims on 9 June.
The alleged false claims involved free rail tickets and reimbursements for trips unrelated to parliamentary business, costing taxpayers.
Torbitt, a media figure on GB News, BBC Newsnight, Sky News and TalkTV after sharing his homelessness experience, is due to appear at Thames magistrates court on 27 July.