Brexit fine: Ex-Vote Leave chairwoman does not apologise over spend

The ex-chairwoman of the official pro-Brexit campaign has sidestepped calls to apologise after the group dropped its appeal over a spending fine. The Electoral Commission fined Vote Leave £61,000 after ruling it exceeded spending limits during the referendum. Asked by the BBC if she would say sorry, Gisela Stuart instead defended the organisation's record. The watchdog had said: 'Serious offences such as these undermine public confidence in our system.' Vote Leave - which was fronted by Boris Johnson and Michael Gove - was fined in July for spending more than the £7m spending limit. The campaign said at the time the watchdog's findings were 'wholly inaccurate' and politically motivated.