Electoral Commission Investigation: Vote Leave
Debate between Emma Reynolds and Chloe Smith(6 years, 4 months ago)
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Chloe Smith
I entirely understand the points that Members have come to the House today to make. I am simply acknowledging that there are broader issues than only those in this report that need to be looked at together to continue to maintain confidence in our democracy. For the record, though, I think that any election, parish council or otherwise, is important and deserves its security.
Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East) (Lab)
Today, Darren Grimes of BeLeave has accused the Electoral Commission on Twitter of putting him through hell by seeking
“to justify this by saying that I failed a box ticking exercise”.
Can the Minister confirm that what has happened here is much, much more serious than that? The Electoral Commission has found that Vote Leave broke the law, that it cheated during this referendum, and that it had undermined our democracy. What are the Government now going to do about that?
Chloe Smith
Certainly, what is in this report today is very, very serious. Consequences follow for those organisations that are named in it.