Overview
- Several people on St Malo Road in Wigan say they have not received letters or payments from Reform UK’s promise to cover every home’s energy bills for a year, while the party says remaining letters are on the way and the whole road will be paid.
- The Telegraph reported that only the half of St Malo Road where the named winner lives received claim instructions, with the street’s split by St Aubyn’s Road cited by residents as a reason for confusion.
- Entrants were asked who they voted for and who they plan to support next time, which led to calls for an Information Commissioner’s Office review, and Reform says the ICO cleared the contest.
- A resurfaced 2019 photo showing Nigel Farage near the couple and a local branch post praising the winners as staunch members fed doubts about the draw, though reporting says the winner was picked at random in line with the rules.
- Novara Media reported questions over whether paying voters’ bills could be unlawful treating, and the party said it had no concerns about the legality.