Re: Nigel's new Brexit Party
Originally Posted by
OldFogey
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Is Farage still claiming expenses from his MEP stint?
I wonder.
The European parliament has recovered more than £200,000 from Ukip MEPs accused of misusing public funds through payments to party workers. Since the Guardian revealed the parliament’s investigation into Ukip misspending in 2017, £202,667 has been recovered from two current MEPs and one former one.
Nigel Farage was docked half his MEP’s salary for 10 months in 2018, and he is judged to have repaid a £39,653 debt to the EU. European parliament financial controllers said Farage broke the rules by paying a Ukip party worker with EU funds meant to pay for staffing of his MEP office. Farage, who left Ukip in December and now leads the Brexit party, has always denied the charge.