Former Labour MP Gisela Stuart has said the Vote Leave campaign cannot prove its innocence in an appeal about breaking electoral law - because it has destroyed all of the data.

Group was fined £61,000 after Electoral Commission ruled it overspent on 2016 Brexit push.

MPs are set to examine the effectiveness of the Electoral Commission at the time of the Brexit and Scottish independence referendums.

The official Vote Leave campaign spent more than £2.7m on targeting ads at specific groups of people on Facebook - helping it to win the 2016 EU referendum.

THE UK elections watchdog is investigating Conservative Party spending over the EU election campaign, it has emerged.

Six-figure fines must be imposed in worst cases to deter breaches, warns Electoral Commission boss.

A £435,000 donation to the DUP from a pro-Brexit group was not reported to the Electoral Commission (EC), it has been revealed.