Nigel Farage was elected as the Reform UK MP for Clacton and Harwich last year (Image: Getty Images)

Police are investigating allegations that Reform UK overspent on last year's general election campaign. Ex-Reform UK councillor Richard Everett, a former member of Nigel Farage's campaign team, recently told the Daily Telegraph that he believes the party exceeded the spending limit set by electoral law when campaigning in Clacton.

Essex Police has confirmed it is assessing the allegations. Mr Everett is said to have submitted documents to the Metropolitan Police showing the party spent more than the £20,660 limit in the Essex constituency.

In a statement released on Monday, Essex Police said: “We are assessing a report relating to alleged misreported expenditure by a political party in

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