US EditionPolice assessing allegations of Reform UK overspend in Farage election campaign
A former Reform UK aide alleges the 2024 Clacton campaign exceeded the £20,660 spending limit by about £9,000, with police currently reviewing submitted evidence.
- Last year, Essex Police are assessing a referral about alleged overspending on Nigel Farage's Clacton campaign, which may have exceeded the £20,660 spending limit after documents reached the Met Police.
- After submitting invoices and receipts to the Metropolitan Police, Richard Everett, former Reform UK campaign member and ex-Reform councillor, alleges omitted costs for leaflets, banners and utility bills.
- The papers, Everett says, list campaign overheads and an office bar refit that were excluded from Reform's return, pushing totals beyond declared amounts.
- A Reform spokesman denied any breach and blamed a disgruntled former councillor for the claims, while Labour figures and Conservative chair Kevin Hollinrake urged investigations by the Electoral Commission and police.
- Reform UK, currently topping YouGov at 29% then slipping to 25%, received a £9m donation from Thailand-based donor Christopher Harborne, amid allegations of overspending in Farage's Clacton campaign.
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Police assessing allegations Reform UK overspent on Farage campaign
Essex Police are assessing allegations that Reform UK overspent on Nigel Farage’s general election campaign last year in Clacton. A former Reform councillor and member of Mr Farage’s campaign team, Richard Everett, is said to have submitted documents to the Metropolitan Police showing the party spent more than the £20,660 limit in the Essex constituency.
Nigel Farage accused of breaking election spending laws – the situation explained
Nigel Farage has found himself in hot water over accusations that he failed to report that his 2024 election campaign in Clacton went over the spending limit of £20,660.72. Richard Everett, a former Reform councillor (who has since left the party – or been expelled, depending what you read), has submitted documents to the police. Election spending in the UK is beyond complex. It is so hard to understand that it has been compared to a “Jane Auste…
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