Sky News viewers furious over Darren Grimes appearance

BeLeave founder says he is ‘proud not to be an expert’ following outcry over his debut as news pundit

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Darren Grimes on BBC News show The Papers
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TV viewers have responded with anger after Brexit activist Darren Grimes appeared on Sky News this morning to review the newspapers.

Grimes founded the youth-focused BeLeave campaign during the EU referendum but was fined £20,000 and reported to the police by the Electoral Commission last July over a breach of election spending rules.

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