Reform has strongly denied breaking the law on election spending.

Essex Police has confirmed they are assessing allegations that Reform UK overspent on Nigel Farage’s general election campaign last year in Clacton.

A former Reform councillor and member of Mr Farage’s campaign team, Richard 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 connection with the 2024 general election, following a referral to us by the Met Police.”

Reform has strongly denied breaking the law on election spending, and accused Mr Everett of being a “disgruntled fo

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