Brexit campaign group fined £70k for election law breaches – the only 7 responses you need
Brexit campaign group Leave.EU has been fined £70,000 for breaches of election law in the 2016 referendum and its chief executive Liz Bilney has been referred to the police for alleged ‘serious offences’ (which she denies).
Here’s what’s happened (in brief).
BREAKING: Big news. HUGE news. https://t.co/elpqcwdjTS found to have breached multiple counts of law by Electoral Commission and referred to Met Police. What now, Britain??? pic.twitter.com/oEjP0JmFY0
— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) May 11, 2018
And here are the only 7 responses you need.
1.
Can we extradite them to Brussels for trial? Just for shits and giggles. https://t.co/veVmMURnFw
— Brian Cox (@ProfBrianCox) May 11, 2018
2.
“Respect democracy!” says organisation that lied and cheated at referendum.https://t.co/ckhEAuApEo
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) May 11, 2018
3.
They pay £70K. What price will our country pay? https://t.co/xHFUyv7b93
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 11, 2018
4.
https://t.co/EkwGOI15kR's response to the electoral commission fine is as calm and dignified as you'd expect pic.twitter.com/jzxQljgTxf
— Alan White (@aljwhite) May 11, 2018
5.
He doesn't actually deny any wrongdoing, I notice. https://t.co/51OJTC5KFX
— Eddie Robson (@EddieRobson) May 11, 2018
6.
"Leave EU found to have breached multiple counts of law" pic.twitter.com/u9i2gjXc1X
— Richard Littler (@richard_littler) May 11, 2018
7.
Has the Daily Mail denounced the Electoral Commission as traitors yet?
— Prof Paul Bernal (@PaulbernalUK) May 11, 2018
A post script …
This is a huge deal. And also a huge fuck up. For Electoral Commission to refer to police, evidence must be overwhelming. But investigation so long delayed & Brexit so close – & Vote Leave investigation STILL ongoing – we won’t know full scale of illegality until we’ve exited.. pic.twitter.com/NygBSNoXLB
— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) May 11, 2018