"Reform UK's deputy leader, Richard Tice, accepted a 1,400 stay at the French Riviera home of Lubov Chernukhin, a Conservative donor and the wife of Russia's former deputy finance minister, new filings show. Tice enjoyed accommodation valued at 1,000 and meals worth 400 between 4 and 6 August at the Chernukhins' property on the Mediterranean coast, listing the purpose as discussing gas power in the UK, according to the register of MPs' interests."
"Chernukhin is a businesswoman who has given more than 2m to the Conservatives since 2014, including famously bidding for a tennis session with Boris Johnson at a party auction. She is a British citizen and former banker who has been under scrutiny over her links to offshore wealth and her husband's former membership of Vladimir Putin's government until he was sacked in 2004. Chernukhin has previously stressed that she and her husband have no links to Putin's regime and that she has condemned Russia's war in Ukraine."
"According to Companies House, the couple set up a new company called Satellite Energy Systems in January of this year, with Chernukhin, who is resident in the UK, listed as a director and her husband, Vladimir Chernukhin, who is resident in Italy, as the owner. On LinkedIn, the company describes its purpose as: We provide net zero energy where it is needed. We are in our customer's orbit."
Richard Tice accepted hospitality valued at 1,400, covering accommodation (1,000) and meals (400) at Lubov Chernukhin's French Riviera property between 4 and 6 August, listing the purpose as discussing gas power in the UK. Tice is Reform UK's deputy leader, MP for Boston and Skegness, a former party leader, and the party's energy spokesperson who criticises net zero policies. Lubov Chernukhin is a British citizen, former banker, and Conservative donor who has given more than 2m since 2014. The couple formed Satellite Energy Systems in January, described on LinkedIn as providing net zero energy where it is needed. Labour questioned why a UK politician was accepting such hospitality while discussing gas power.
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