Leave campaigners fined for breaking European referendum financial controls
The Electoral Commission’s round-up of its latest enforcement actions includes this about the Grassroots Out Movement. … Read the full post »
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2016 European referendum
Read about the referendum on whether Britain should remain in, or leave, the European Union (EU), held on 23 June 2016 and organised by the Electoral Commission. The result was a vote to leave by 53%-48%.
Met Police consult Crown Prosecution Service over Vote Leave allegations
Open Democracy reports news of the police investigation into Vote Leave, the pro-Brexit campaign fronted by Boris Johnson amongst others. … Read the full post »
A remarkable statistic from the Shetland Scottish Parliament by-election
The Shetland by-election was won by Beatrice Wishart in the face of a full-on campaign by the SNP. There’s a remarkable comparison between that and the European referendum. … Read the full post »
Lib Dem MP joins cross-party legal claim against Met Police over European referendum
Liberal Democrat Brexit spokesperson Tom Brake has joined a cross-party group of MPs in taking crowdfunded legal action against the Metropolitan Police. … Read the full post »
Leave.EU fined £60,000 for breaking the law over European referendum
Leave.EU has been found guilty of breaking the law over Brexit campaigning, with a fine of £60,000 imposed. … Read the full post »
Vote Leave drops its appeal over Electoral Commission finding that it repeatedly broke the law
Via the Electoral Commission’s Twitter feed comes this news of the Vote Leave dropping its appeal over a series of offences. … Read the full post »
Another day, another Leave campaigner fined for breaking law over referendum
Following news earlier this week of Vote Leave being fined £40,000 comes news of yet another piece of law breaking by Leave campaigners. … Read the full post »
Vote Leave fined £40,000 for unlawful campaigning
Previously Leave.EU was fined £50,000 for sending spam text messages. Now comes news of a £40,000 fine for Vote Leave, again over sending text messages. … Read the full post »
How Leave campaigners repeatedly broke the law
A reminder of the many ways in which Leave campaigners have already been caught breaking the law. … Read the full post »
£120,000 fine for Leave.EU and Arron Banks’s insurance firm
Another one to add to the long, long list of Leave campaigners breaking the law: a new fine from the Information Commissioner. … Read the full post »