Electoral body rejects claim by Vote Leave that it allowed donations

Vote Leave, the official campaign to quit the EU, faces fresh questions over controversial payments it made to other anti-Europe movements during its successful referendum battle.The Electoral Commission has denied a claim by Vote Leave’s chief strategist, Dominic Cummings, that it had given them “a letter of permission” to make the donations to other campaigns, which are now under investigation.The commission announced a new investigation last week into donations Vote Leave ma