The co-founder of Leave.EU, an organization that campaigned for Brexit in the 2016 EU referendum, has denied he received any money from Russia, saying the movement was popular and was largely funded through donations from supporters.
“There was no Russian money or interference of any type, I just want to be absolutely clear about that,” Arron Banks said on Sunday in response to reports that his Leave.EU campaign was influenced by Russia.
Banks, a major businessman who ardently supports Brexit, co-founded and financed Leave.EU, an organization that campaigned for Brexit in the June 2016 EU membership referendum.
Banks was also one of the largest donors to the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and bankrolled Nigel Farage’s campaign to leave the EU.
He has been accused of providing money to the campaign through illegal channels, something he denies vehemently.
