Tom Watson calls for inquiry into Arron Banks and Leave.EU

Tom Watson was speaking after a Channel 4 News investigation. Photograph: George Cracknell Wright/Rex/ShutterstockTom Watson has called for a judicial inquiry into the activities ahead of the Brexit referendum of the Leave.EU campaign and its main backer, Arron Banks, after claims the group faked a video and photos connected to migrants. Watson, the deputy Labour leader and shadow culture secretary, said the inquiry should have criminal powers. “We cannot allow those who cheat and lie to m