Labour MP is suspended after facing questions over taxpayer-funded Covid loan

Bayo Alaba, MP for Southend East and Rochford, referred himself to the party following an investigation into the funding.

A LABOUR MP is under investigation over allegations he tried to avoid repaying a taxpayer-funded Covid loan. Southend MP Bayo Alaba was blocked from winding up a property firm that received a £50,000 handout during the pandemic. Records show Alaba Properties Ltd attempted to dissolve itself in March 2022. However, prev

Southend East & Rochford’s Bayo Alaba has been suspended while inquiry looks at bounceback loans A Labour MP has been suspended after being questioned about government Covid loans taken out by his businesses. Bayo Alaba, the MP for Southend East & Rochford, has referred himself to the Labour party for investigation aft

Alaba has said he took out two taxpayer-funded loans during the pandemic but insisted he had not tried to avoid paying the money back.

He attempted to wind up one of his businesses before settling one of two bounceback loans he took out, reports suggest

Southend East and Rochford MP Bayo Alaba has been suspended from the Labour Party amid an investigation. LabourList…

Labour MP suspended amid questions over £50,000 taxpayer-backed Covid loan  GB News

A LABOUR MP has been suspended following questions over whether he tried to avoid repaying a loan given during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Labour MP suspended after questions over Covid bounceback loan  The Times