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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Reform spent £350 on champagne at luxury lunch, election spending figures show

Members of Reform, including Richard Tice and Nigel Farage, stand in front of a campaign poster
Nigel Farage and Richard Tice stand with members and supporters of Reform as the party launched its general election manifesto in Merthyr Tydfil, south Wales, in June 2024. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images

Reform UK footed the bill for a £350 bottle of champagne at a luxury lunch and a £989-a-night hotel with hundreds of pounds in room service, its election campaign spending data shows.

Receipts submitted to the Electoral Commission show instances of high spending at top London venues in the first half of last year.

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