A former advisor to a Labour MP has admitted claiming fraudulent bills on the Parliamentary journey reserving system.
Matthew Torbitt labored for Bury South MP Christian Wakeford when, between August 2022 and September 2024, he claimed rail tickets that have been “not for Parliamentary purposes”, Thames Magistrates’ Court heard.
He additionally admitted making a false declare for journey and lodging bills on 2 October 2024.
Torbitt, 35, has most lately labored as a political commentator and recurrently seems on programmes together with GB News, LBC, Sky News, BBC Newsnight, and Times Radio.
Prosecutor Maisha Mannan advised the court docket the claims totalled greater than £6,000, in line with an early estimate by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), however the actual sum might be calculated at a later date.
Torbitt, who appeared in court docket wearing a navy blue go well with, pleaded responsible to 2 counts of fraud by false illustration.
District Judge Navneet Sher despatched the case to Snaresbrook Crown Court for sentence at a later date, which has but to be mounted.
“It’s unlikely to be before four weeks, in any event,” she advised the defendant.
Torbitt labored in varied advisory roles for Labour frontbenchers between 2018 and 2024.
An investigation was launched after police acquired a report {that a} member of workers working for an MP had allegedly made unauthorised purchases by means of a journey reserving system, the Metropolitan Police beforehand stated.
He was charged by postal requisition on 9 June.
Torbitt is engaged to ladies’s rights activist and 2021 Love Island contestant Sharon Gaffka.
The couple welcomed a child boy earlier this month, in line with Torbitt’s Instagram web page.
