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Farage Under Police Investigation for Alleged Election Expense Fraud

12/7/2025

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Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, faces police scrutiny over alleged falsified election expenses.
A former campaign team member, Richard Everett, reported him to the Metropolitan Police.
Everett alleges local Clacton campaign spending was misreported as national spending, potentially violating electoral law.
He submitted documents alleging Reform UK nearly reached the £20,660 spending limit and did not declare a loan for an armoured Land Rover used by Farage at a campaign rally.

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Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, faces police scrutiny over alleged falsified election expenses.
A former campaign team member, Richard Everett, reported him to the Metropolitan Police.
Everett alleges local Clacton campaign spending was misreported as national spending, potentially violating electoral law.
He submitted documents alleging Reform UK nearly reached the £20,660 spending limit and did not declare a loan for an armoured Land Rover used by Farage at a campaign rally.