**Context:** On June 23, 2026, Nigel Farage posted that he had written to the Electoral Commission demanding an investigation into "potential breaches of electoral law by Hope Not Hate" related to their campaigning in the Makerfield parliamentary by-election. This was his second complaint about Hope Not Hate in under a month — the first, filed with the Charity Commission in May 2026, alleged that the Hope Unlimited Charitable Trust (HUCT) funded Hope Not Hate Limited's political activities. **Key findings:** 1. **First complaint (Charity Commission) — dismissed:** The Charity Commission assessed Farage's May complaint and concluded there was "nothing to investigate." They were "provided with evidence that the charity's funds were not used in producing or circulating the materials" and took no further regulatory action. HUCT's trustees stated Farage's claims had "absolutely no basis in fact." 2. **Second complaint (Electoral Commission) — not yet adjudicated:** Farage's June 23 letter to the Electoral Commission alleges Hope Not Hate Limited exceeded the ~£700 spending limit for local non-party campaigners in the Makerfield by-election through leaflets, digital ads, and celebrity letters. As of the available reporting (Civil Society, June 25, 2026), the Electoral Commission had not concluded any investigation or made any finding. Hope Not Hate responded that its campaigning "was carefully tracked so as to remain within relevant electoral law spending limits." 3. **Historical Electoral Commission finding:** The Electoral Commission's own records show that Hope Not Hate (as a registered non-party campaigner) was previously found to have committed an offence for "failure to deliver a pre-poll donation report for the 2019 UK parliamentary general election," resulting in a £1,000 variable monetary penalty. However, this historical breach is not what Farage's June 2026 tweet is about. 4. **No public evidence of the specific alleged breach:** The evidence needed to assess whether Hope Not Hate actually exceeded the local spending limit — detailed campaign spending returns, Electoral Commission investigation findings — is not yet publicly available. The Electoral Commission has not published any conclusion regarding this complaint. **Assessment:** The claim "Hope Not Hate may have breached electoral law" is a speculative assertion tied to a pending, unadjudicated complaint. The one regulator that has already ruled on related matters (the Charity Commission) found no wrongdoing. The Electoral Commission has not yet determined whether there is any case to answer. The specific evidence needed to confirm or refute whether spending limits were exceeded is not publicly available. While Hope Not Hate does have a historical electoral law breach on record (2019 reporting failure), this is not the subject of Farage's complaint, and it does not establish that the current allegations have merit. Sources: Civil Society — "Farage files second Hope Not Hate complaint after charity cleared" (https://www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/farage-files-second-hope-not-hate-complaint-after-charity-cleared.html); Third Sector — "Charity cleared by commission after Farage complaint" (https://www.thirdsector.co.uk/charity-cleared-commission-farage-complaint/governance/article/1962712); Electoral Commission — "Monthly update on concluded investigations" (https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/media-centre/monthly-update-concluded-investigations-30); GOV.UK — "Hope Not Hate Charitable Trust addresses concerns following intervention by regulator" (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hope-not-hate-charitable-trust-addresses-concerns-following-intervention-by-regulator); The National Pulse — "Farage Demands Elections Regulator Probe Far-Left 'Hope Not Hate' for Unlawful Campaigning" (https://thenationalpulse.com/2026/06/23/farage-demands-elections-regulator-probe-far-left-hope-not-hate-for-unlawful-campaigning/)