Overview
- Essex Police said they are assessing a report on alleged misreported expenditure from Reform UK’s 2024 Clacton campaign after a Metropolitan Police referral.
- Former Reform councillor Richard Everett submitted documents alleging the campaign exceeded the £20,660 limit and failed to declare costs for leaflets, banners, utilities, a campaign-office bar and an armoured Land Rover.
- Farage’s official return reported £20,299.80 in costs, and Everett claims roughly £9,000 in additional spending was not declared.
- Reform UK denies any breach and describes Everett as a disgruntled ex-member who was expelled, while Everett rejects the party’s characterisation as a smear.
- Labour and Conservative figures have called for answers and investigations, and the Electoral Commission says candidate spending is a police matter as broader scrutiny continues over separate allegations and a £9m crypto donation.