| Author (Corporate) | United Kingdom: Electoral Commission, The |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | 17.07.18 |
| Publication Date | 17/07/2018 |
| Content Type | News |
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The Electoral Commission published on the 17 July 2018 the conclusions of its investigation into the campaign spending of the pro-Brexit Vote Leave and a number of other campaigners, and had found Vote Leave and Darren Grimes, the founder of the BeLeave campaign group, broke electoral law. The Commission’s investigation found significant evidence of joint working between the lead campaigner, Vote Leave and another campaign group BeLeave. The Commission had now referred both Mr David Halsall the responsible person for Vote Leave, and Mr Grimes to the Metropolitan Police in relation to false declarations of campaign spending. This investigation was separate to an investigation by the Electoral Commission into another pro-Brexit campaigning organisation Leave.eu which had led in May 2018 to fines of £70,000 being imposed for offences committed under electoral law, following an investigation into the campaigner’s funding and spend during the EU referendum. Further information In a further separate but connected development a ruling was given on the 14 September 2018 in the England and Wales High Court (Administrative Court) of a case brought by The Good Law Project (GLP) against the Electoral Commission and Vote Leave. The High Court decided that advice given to Vote Leave by the Electoral Commission during the EU referendum campaign in 2016 was wrong. The consequence was that the Commission unlawfully tilted the playing field. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/journalist/electoral-commission-media-centre/news-releases-donations/vote-leave-fined-and-referred-to-the-police-for-breaking-electoral-law |
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| Countries / Regions | United Kingdom |
