A former Vote Leave staffer has become the third whistleblower to publicly accuse the EU referendum campaign of exceeding spending limits “on an industrial scale”. Vote Leave donated £625,000 to BeLeave which then spent the money on digital advertising in the last critical days before the vote. Facebook suspends data firm hired by Vote Leave over alleged Cambridge Analytica ties Read moreDonations are legal if campaigns are genuinely separate. Vote Leave has always maintained that it and BeLeave were separate entities and the Electoral Commission has already assessed the issue twice and found in favour of Vote Leave on both occasions. “I was providing support with the overarching message of BeLeave and website creation and Darren was working within Vote Leave and continually asking me, Stephen, Cleo and the Vote Leave design team for support and assistance.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Redacted Vote Leave emails.

Source: The Guardian April 13, 2018 17:19 UTC