Nigel Farage to be examined over £450,000 payment from Arron Banks
The European Parliament's advisory committee will look at whether Mr Farage broke rules by accepting funding from Leave campaigner Arron Banks.
Nigel Farage said he
did not declare the £450,000 sum to the European Parliament because he was about to leave politics and had been
seeking a new life in the US.
The committee will examine the case before advising the European Parliament President Antonio Tajani.
The committee can meet on 4 June.
MEPs found to have acted improperly can be reprimanded, their parliamentary allowance can be withheld or they can be banned from some activities.
The payments from Arron Banks to Nigel Farage were revealed by a Channel 4 News investigation.
Mr Farage confirmed that he was not talking to Channel 4 News, describing them as "political activists", and said he would not allow the broadcaster to attend Brexit Party events.
The editor of Channel 4 News, Ben de Pear, said on Twitter he hoped "to resolve our access ban... ASAP".
Electoral Commission visit
Separately, the Electoral Commission has defended visiting The Brexit Party's offices to review the party's online fundraising activities.
Party leader Nigel Farage accused the watchdog of acting "in bad faith" and "interfering in the electoral process".
But the watchdog said there had been
"significant public concern" about the way the party raises funds.
Responding to Mr Farage's comments, an Electoral Commission spokesperson said there was no evidence of electoral offences, but added: "We want to satisfy ourselves that the party's systems are robust."
The Brexit Party said it was "pleased, but not surprised" by the commission's announcement that it had not seen evidence of electoral offences.
On Monday, former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown attacked The Brexit Party for receiving a large amount of money via what he called "undeclared, untraceable payments".
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