Mr Pritchard visited Tirana, the capital of Albania, in 2010, but told the undercover reporter that he was in regular contact with senior politicians, even sending a text message to the mayor of Tirana during one of the meetings to discover what kind of investment the authorities were interested in securing. The Telegraph began an investigation into Mr Pritchard several months ago after political sources said that they were concerned that he may be using his position as an MP to make money. They alleged that he was using parliamentary trips abroad to further his business interests.