# I exposed a huge scandal under Andy Burnham’s nose – it’s barely believable

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/i-exposed-a-huge-scandal-under-andy-burnhams-nose-its-barely-believable/
- Published: 2026-11-09T07:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T07:25:33+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Express (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2263937/ive-just-exposed-huge-scandal
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A vape shop director was convicted of selling a vape to a child.
- The investigation found company links to people named in a BBC report.
- The findings raise questions about who controls the businesses.

## Summary

An investigation found links between a vape shop in Andy Burnham’s constituency and people previously named in a BBC report about alleged help for asylum seekers to work illegally. One of the shop’s listed directors, Karwan Jameel Saadoon, was convicted of selling a vape to a child, raising questions about who controls the businesses registered in his name.

The investigation began in Accrington, where companies had repeatedly been set up and dissolved at one address linked to Bryar Mohammed Zada, who the BBC had reported was allegedly offered as a “ghost director”. Saadoon and Zada held numerous directorships, and investigators found apparent company-name and address overlaps after Saadoon’s fine was announced. Saadoon later told the reporter he had accepted a penalty on someone else’s behalf, but court records showed he was the person convicted.

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