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Exclusive Brethren head denies knowing church members were volunteering for Liberal party during 2025 election

Global Published 16 October 2026, 11:58 · archived 16 Oct 2026

Bruce Hales also denies church was a cult while son tells parliamentary committee it was ‘a bit rough’ being labelled as suchGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe most senior member of the Exclusive Brethren has denied any knowledge of or involvement in thousands of members from his church volunteering for the Liberal party at the 2025 election.The Plymouth Brethren Christian Church has rejected claims it coordinated volunteers and a campaign for the Coalition, and that it secretly paid far-right figures to stage stunts against the prime minister and other Labor MPs. C...

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