Leave.EU and Arron Banks insurance firm face GBP135,000 in fines - BBC News
So Mr Banks appears to have seen the Leave.EU campaign as little more than marketing tool for his own business.
Pro-Brexit campaign group Leave.EU and an insurance company owned by its founder Arron Banks face total fines of £135,000 over breaches of data laws.
It follows an Information Commissioner investigation into the misuse of personal data by political campaigns.
The report says more than a million emails sent to Leave.EU subscribers contained marketing for the Eldon Insurance firm's GoSkippy services.
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It also imposed a £15,000 fine for a separate "serious" breach after a Leave.EU newsletter was sent to more than 319,000 email addresses on Eldon's customer database.
It follows an Information Commissioner investigation into the misuse of personal data by political campaigns.
The report says more than a million emails sent to Leave.EU subscribers contained marketing for the Eldon Insurance firm's GoSkippy services.
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It also imposed a £15,000 fine for a separate "serious" breach after a Leave.EU newsletter was sent to more than 319,000 email addresses on Eldon's customer database.
