Just to illustrate the reality of the influence of the Leave campaign endorsed by Farage, part of which is suspected of criminal behaviour:
UK news coverage of the 2016 EU Referendum. Report 5 (6 May 22 June 2016)
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The Top thirty media appearances (6 May – 22 June):
Position Name Number of appearances Percentage of items in which they appeared
1 David Cameron (Conservative IN) 499 24.9%
2 Boris Johnson (Conservative OUT) 379 18.9%
3 George Osborne (Conservative IN) 230 11.5%
4 Nigel Farage (UKIP OUT) 182 9.1%
5 Michael Gove (Conservative OUT) 161 8.0%
6 Ian Duncan Smith (Conservative OUT) 124 6.2%
7 Jeremy Corbyn (Labour IN) 123 6.1%
Despite all having longstanding positions on the European issue the other party leaders, with the exception of Nigel Farage, received markedly less coverage than they had in the 2015 General Election.
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This shows the label of "official" Leave campaign is meaningless ...