Vote Leave campaign broke law finds Electoral Commission: fines issued, police called in
The Vote Leave campaign for the 2016 European Referendum broke the law: that is the conclusion of a long and detailed investigation by the regulator, the Electoral Commission.
The Commission has both fined the Vote Leave campaign and Darren Grimes, and also called in the police to look at further potential enforcement action:
Electoral Commission concludes investigation into Brexit funds
*Vote Leave broke £7m legal spending limit by £500,000
*Vote Leave made inaccurate spending return
*Darren Grimes of BeLeave fined £20,000 and reported to police
*David Halsall of Vote Leave also reported to police— Jim Waterson (@jimwaterson) July 17, 2018
We publish today the conclusions of our investigation into Vote Leave’s EU referendum spending. We found significant evidence of undeclared joint working between the lead leave campaigner, Vote Leave, and the campaign group BeLeave. Read the full report https://t.co/L1qv1ihH72 pic.twitter.com/ezeI7puLDC
— Electoral Commission (@ElectoralCommUK) July 17, 2018
Another one for the list of how Leave campaigners repeatedly broke the law.
Electoral-Commission-investigation-Vote-Leave-and-Darren-GrimesUPDATE:
The founder of the youth-focused pro-Brexit campaign group BeLeave has won his appeal against a £20,000 fine imposed by the elections regulator. [BBC]
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