The claim that "Hope Not Hate Ltd is a registered third-party campaigner" is well-supported by multiple sources. The Electoral Commission uses the terms "non-party campaigner" and "third party" interchangeably (the legal term under PPERA is "recognised third party"). Multiple official and primary sources confirm Hope Not Hate's registered status: 1. **Hope Not Hate's own website** (fearandhope.org.uk) explicitly states: "HnH is a registered third party for the purposes of election campaigning" and that it is "registered with the Electoral Commission." 2. **The Electoral Commission itself**, in a 2019 FOI response published on WhatDoTheyKnow, stated: "Hope Not Hate is a registered non-party campaigner (NPC)." 3. **The Electoral Commission's website** lists "HOPE not hate" among non-party campaigners that reported spending of £158,624 at the 2024 UK general election. 4. **The Electoral Commission's monthly update on concluded investigations** refers to "Hope not hate (registered non-party campaigner)" in the context of a £1,000 variable monetary penalty for a reporting failure at the 2019 general election. All of these sources confirm that Hope Not Hate Ltd is registered with the Electoral Commission as a third-party (non-party) campaigner. Sources: - Fear and Hope (Hope Not Hate About Us page): https://fearandhope.org.uk/about-us/ - WhatDoTheyKnow (Electoral Commission FOI response, October 2019): https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/charities_confirming_donations - Electoral Commission, First round of general election spending published: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/media-centre/first-round-general-election-spending-published - Electoral Commission, Monthly update on concluded investigations: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/media-centre/monthly-update-concluded-investigations-30 - Electoral Commission, Non-party campaigner Code of Practice: https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/non-party-campaigner-code-practice