UK poll watchdog criticises government over anti-Brexit leafletA spokeswoman for the Electoral Commission, the UK’s independent election watchdog, said yesterday of the anti-Brexit leaflet that the Government will be sending to every household ahead of the June 23 referendum, “We don’t think the government should have done it, but it’s not illegal.” The Electoral Commission later distanced itself from her remarks, issuing a statement saying, “After the referendum on Scottish independence, the Electoral Commission recommended that governments should conduct no taxpayer-funded advertising activity during the regulated period. However, parliament decided not to put any legal restrictions on government activity until …read more
Source: Open Europe
