EU Might Ask UKIP to Repay ‘Misspent Funds’ of Approx. £150,000

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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An audit report ordered by the European parliament is anticipated to trigger the demand for UKIP to repay tens of thousands of euros as it accuses the party of misspending EU funds on party workers and Nigel Farage’s failed bid to win a seat in Westminster.

The report sought by European parliament finance chiefs has pointed out that The Alliance for Direct Democracy in Europe, a Ukip-dominated political vehicle, should be asked to repay €173,000 (£148,000) in misspent funds and denied a further €501,000 in EU grants for breaking European rules that ban spending EU money on national election campaigns and referendums. The audit report reveals that UKIP spent EU funds for polling and analysis in several constituencies for 2015 general election, including the party leader’s South Thanet seat that Farage lost. Moreover, the party funded polls to find out public perception on leaving the EU, months before the official campaign kicked off in April 2016.

The report highlights that “these services were not in the interest of the European party, which could neither be involved in the national elections nor in the referendum on national level.” It was added that “the constituencies selected for many of the polls underline that the polling was conducted in the interest of Ukip. Most of the constituencies can be identified as being essential for reaching a significant representation in the House of Commons from the 2015 general election or for a positive result for the leave campaign.”

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