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Businessman Charlie Mullins insisted the combat “is not over yet” as he considers “legal action” after battling to maintain his OBE. The Pimlico Plumbers founder was threatened with having his award stripped following a string of social media posts and TV feedback relationship again to 2022.

Despite the Honours Forfeiture Committee concluding that he may hold his OBE, Mr Mullins mentioned he’s persevering with to fulfill with attorneys over the “bullying tactic”. The Forfeiture Committee first accused the Reform UK donor of “bringing the honours system into disrepute” in September, saying they had been “minded to recommend to His Majesty that your OBE be revoked”. The 72-year-old now mentioned he refuses to dwell in concern over “saying something wrong on X”.

He informed the Express: “They are threatening me saying that we’re going to keep this on record and at any time we can come back to you. It’s not over yet.

“There’s going to be more legal action from my side. I’m not prepared to face this again because I might say something wrong on X or I disagree with them. I’ve got freedom of speech.”

The committee made the menace over a controversial social media submit made in direction of the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, and a “misogynistic” remark made concerning the media character Carol Voderman, which Mr Mullins mentioned whereas on GB News. They additionally cited accusations that he made a racist joke on the British Curry Awards.

In the letter despatched to the millionaire, the officers wrote: “While you apologised for your remarks in each case, the committee feels that this is a troubling pattern of behaviour.

“This behaviour is not of the standard expected of an honours recipient. The committee is therefore minded to recommend to His Majesty that your OBE be revoked.”

The OBE was awarded for providers to the plumbing business in 2015. Following this, he bought his enterprise for an estimated £145million in 2021.

Mr Mullins believes the rationale behind the transfer was attributable to him “leaving the UK and saying that Labour is going to ruin the economy,” including that it was “politically motivated”.

“They are not qualified to do the job they’re doing,” he mentioned of the federal government. “They’re unprofessional, they’re telling lies, they’re very deceitful and they’re stopping freedom of speech.”

The businessman mentioned he has spent “a lot of money” on attorneys who’ve “had three months of sleepless nights of this”.

Last week Mr Mullins was informed no motion could be taken following in depth submissions by attorneys – this contains enterprise “gender sensitivity and diversity training”.

A Government spokesperson mentioned: “Claims that the Forfeiture Committee is politically motivated are completely unfounded and inaccurate. The Forfeiture Committee is entirely apolitical and no ministers or political appointees are involved in any of its decision making.”