One Nation rejects allegations Victorian candidate was told to use personal bank account for campaign finances

One Nation’s Victorian state president, Warren Pickering, speaking at a rally. The party said reports he told a candidate to use a personal bank account for campaign finances contained ‘false allegations’. Photograph: SOPA Images Limited/Alamy

One Nation says reports that its Victorian state president, Warren Pickering, told a candidate to use his personal bank account for campaign finances contain “false allegations”.

The rightwing party, which has surged in the polls in recent months, said there was no personal bank account used but did not answer specific questions about whether the advice was given.