21 Jul 2020

Who are the 'Bad Boys of Brexit'?

From Morning Report, 8:46 am on 21 July 2020

Winston Peters confirmed that two political operatives that led the Brexit campaign in the UK are working on the New Zealand First election campaign on Monday.

Peters told Morning Report a contract had been signed with Arron Banks and Andy Wigmore - the self-styled "Bad Boys of Brexit".

Carole Cadwalladr is a journalist for The Guardian, noted for exposing the Cambridge Analytica scandal and her behind-the-scenes reporting on the Brexit campaign.

Last year she reported that Banks had a "covert relationship with the Russian government" - a claim that he took her to court for.

She speaks to Susie Ferguson.