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"en.20121025.36.4-589-000"2
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"Madam President, we have many times heard Mr Nigel Farage of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) – there is his Union Jack flying on his empty desk over there – criticise the finances and the financial management of the European Union, but what about the financial management of his party?
Two years ago, Nigel Farage pledged complete transparency for the expenses of his MEPs, with statements published and updated quarterly. But, as so often, UKIP was lying. Looking at his own website, Mr Farage’s expenditure accounts are a complete fabrication. They are missing most details and are entirely unaudited; they are simply make-believe. He even claims he has lost his receipts. He criticises the European Union’s management of its finances, but he cannot even keep his own receipts.
His Deputy, Paul Nuttall, has not updated his accounts for two years. His website details show general expenditure that only accounts for a fraction of what we know that MEPs actually get paid. So where has the rest gone? It goes, as we all know, into the personal bank accounts of MEPs, so maybe we can assume that it has gone into his back pocket – unless he can explain otherwise.
UKIP has broken its promise. Far from being transparent, it is opaque and dirty. It pretends to be honest, but in reality it is practising a great game of deceit. Next time Mr Farage stands up and asks questions of the European Union, maybe Members should start demanding some answers from him."@en1
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