The Electoral Commission has revealed that a fashion student was given £625,000 to influence young people to vote leave through social media before the EU referendum.
It emerges that 23-year-old Darren Grimes was one of the most prominent unofficial campaigners on the Brexit camp, with Vote Leave admitting it parted with the cash as it closed in on its £7m spend limit.
A source from the campaign told the Times: “He may be young but there was no point giving money to old people to run a campaign persuading young people to vote for Brexit.”
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Source: The Drum