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Police review complaint about Reform UK's free energy bills competition
The party says it will cover the couple’s utilities and every home on their street after the surprise visit.
- Reform Party leader Nigel Farage and treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick visited Wigan to deliver a £1,758 energy bill prize to winners June and Ray Dibble from the party's recent competition.
- Launched last month, the contest faced scrutiny after the Reform Wigan Facebook page identified the couple as 'staunch branch members,' raising questions about whether the selection process was genuinely random.
- A 2019 Brexit Party photo resurfaced on social media showing Farage with the couple, prompting the Conservative Party to accuse Reform of having 'tried to pull the wool over people's eyes.'
- Greater Manchester Police are currently reviewing reports regarding the raffle, while Karl Turner argued the stunt could be considered a 'corrupt practice' if deemed 'treating' by the Electoral Commission.
- Reform maintains the competition was random and cleared by the Information Commissioner's Office, with Farage stating he is 'not the least bit worried' his party broke electoral rules.
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Police review complaint about Reform UK's free energy bills competition
Greater Manchester Police said in a statement it had received a report about the competition and that officers "are currently reviewing the matter", but did not disclose what the potential offence is.
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Police review complaint over Reform UK's free energy bills competition
Party leader Nigel Farage and Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick had delivered a bunch of flowers and a large cheque for £1,758 to a couple, said to be Reform UK supporters, in Wigan on Thursday
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