Nigel Farage has been given 24 hours by the European parliament to explain in person his failure to declare lavish expenses funded by Arron Banks, an insurance tycoon under investigation by the UK’s National Crime Agency. He said: “What is this but an EU kangaroo court where I am given 24 hours notice about allegations picked up from press stories? Brexit party in talks to join far-right group in EU parliament Read more“I did not receive any private money for political purposes. Farage, an MEP for two decades, was docked half his salary last year after being found to have misspent EU funds intended to staff his office. Banks has rejected any allegations of wrongdoing, and has argued that the investigation into Leave.EU is motivated by political considerations.

Source: The Guardian June 04, 2019 16:52 UTC