Nigel Farage has hit back over EU expenses claims saying he can spend his taxpayer-funded allowances "as he likes".
The UKIP leader said that the allegations made by The Times newspaper were "erroneous", saying the £60,000 he had received since 2009 for running his office in Lyminster, West Sussex, was legitimate and that he did not have to account for how it was spent.
In an interview with Sky's Dermot Murnaghan Mr Farage accused the newspaper of "conflating" his expenses with the row over expenses claimed by MPs at Westminster, which he said was an entirely different matter.
He said that like all MEPs he was given a general allowance of £3,580 a month to spend "as I see fit" and, under EU rules, he did not have to provide receipts.
He said he had spent £3,000 a year just on electricity for his office, which he enjoys rent-free as a gift from UKIP supporters, and estimated running costs were £1,000 each month.
He said: "I haven't bought a house or vintage wine."
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