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Politics · 8 minutes ago

Reform UK fined £2,187 for missing one key detail on adverts

Reform UK fined £2,187 for missing one key detail on adverts

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The original penalty from the Electoral Commission was £1,750, but regulators added a late fee after the party missed a September deadline. Watchdogs acted because three social media profiles and a newspaper advert ran without the required tags showing who paid for them. Separately, the group plans to sue ITV over an undercover broadcast that exposed racist remarks by its campaigners.

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