Leave.EU donor Arron Banks loses data breach appeal

Tribunal ruling noted Brexit campaign and insurance company owned by its key backer had a two-faced approach to regulation'

The Leave.EU campaign and the insurance company owned by the political group's key financial backer, Arron Banks, have lost an appeal against 105,000 of fines for data protection violations in the wake of the EU referendum campaign.

The companies were issued the fines two years ago, for including promotions for Banks's GoSkippy insurance brand in emails to Leave.EU subscribers between August 2016 and February 2017.