Nigel Farage, the leader of UKIP, has always had a reputation of being a wide-boy. His philosophy of "If it's legal - do it" has now it seems permeated through to the Party and other MEPs.

This affair is one of the accidents that has been waiting to happen.

The Electoral Commission need to investigate and regulate the lack financial governance in UKIP before it is too late to save the Party.

Germaine, Birmingham, UK

The real question is why can MEPs spend £125,000 a year of tax payer's money for assistants’ wages?

Last time I wrote to an MEP it took 3 letters to get a reply, and then it was a form letter that thanked me for “my interest in the issue” without even saying what the issue was.

So lets bring MEPs' salary and expenses package down, to reflect the value of the service we are getting from them.

Mr CWR Phillips, Huntingdon, England

I voted UKIP last Euro elections. Never again. These allegations, and it's leader Nigel Farage being carried out drunk of a Brussles bar is the last straw. They are as sleazy as NuLabour and don't deserve the support of patriotic Britons. I will now support the BNP, there is really no alternative.

jim burns, altrincham, cheshire

So it seems that the EU is coming to the aid of the conservative party. That does not surprise me.
But if we cannot vote for a party to bring change it may be time to pick up the Kalashnikov.

Steve Byrne, christchurch,

We have recently seen some of our own MP's applications for their expense accounts, so what is the difference? UKIP's present problems look like a genuine mistake, yet the proceedings against them may bring more people to support them. Why? because I am beginning to believe that all are in politics "for what they can get out of it". If it means destroying your own country, so be it-if it means giving your country away, losing its independence, sovereignty, authority, the total loss of the ability of this country to speak for itself internationally again, tough! or letting the EU 'rule the waves' instead of Britannia, so-be-it, for after-all, they have only one life to live so these MP's and MEP's might as well live it to the full eh? What rubbish to speak of 'honesty', 'integrity, 'truth' when speaking of politicians. Ah yes, you see, you all get tarred with the same brush in the end whether true or not.

Anne , West Midlands, England

Tom Wise was cleared of any wrong-doing by an E.U. investigation last year. This fact does not appear in the report.

Eric Wilson, Hartlepool, U.K.

All well-meaning patriots who are members of the allegedly corrupt UKIP should think about joining the only real patriotic party in this country, The British National Party. You will be welcome to join us.

Donna, West Sussex

Donna Bailey, West Sussex,

As far as I,as a member of UKIP are concerned, this is proof we are frightening to many big wigs, we are gaining members faster than any other party, and we are taking more Tories out of the running, so the establishment has in it's fright taken us down the dirty tricks route. Politics is a dirty game ,even dirtier if you upset the present governing body and they don't come dirtier than Blair and cohorts.

Leonard Baynes, March, Cambridgeshire.

As a longstanding UKIP member and a strong supporter of leaving the EU I am appalled by the string of "offences" now coming to light.
I do believe that there is a concerted effort to wipe out the party by both the corrupt and undemocratic EU and also by the Tory and other parties. UKIP has been getting too much media coverage to ignore and is seen as dangerous, hence the exposure. There have been numerous similar examples of wrongdoings over the years in respect of the EU and the Tories but the effect has been minimal because of their relative size and power.

However if the allegations are true it does not excuse the apparent stupidity by senior members of the party who should have realised that they must be cleaner than clean and that the party must comply with all the rules.
You don't prod big beasts who can react with overwhelming force at the first opportunity unless you are sure that your defences are perfect.

John, Brighton,

You'll find that this is all part of a cunning plan by one, Baldrick MEP, who by jumping into one of the carriages of the Euro-gravy train, was able to demonstrate to the world at large how easy it is to steal food from the dining car without paying. It was an attempt at exposing the slack methods of accounting within the European Union and that UKIP is more than satisfied to see that things are now tightening up. I know this to be true as it was told to me by the tooth fairy.

Gerry19B, Belfast,

I discovered UKIP was dubious some years ago. They did not appear to be serious about pulling this country out of the EU.

As soon as someone came along who was prepared to campaign efficiently the leadership used dubious people to circulate and discredit people.

Simon, St Albans, UK

Can anyone really be surprised about the latest dodgy dealings within UKIP? This organisation is being used as a safety valve by the establishment in its attempt to prevent genuine anti-EU organisations gaining influence.

Glenn, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire

Originally set up as a safety valve for disillusioned voters who may have voted BNP, this bunch are as bad as the LibLab=con. Who on earth can we trust?, it seems to me that despite all the media smears against the BNP orchestrated by the controlling parties, they are the only movement with any decency or values left today.

Daniel Levinson, Glasgow, Scotland

A former policeman now a politician, what else did you expect ????

Ray , Manchester , UK

Sounds as though William and his cronies in the larger parties, electoral commission and media are becoming desperate to kill off the UKIP.

Michael, UK,

This story, as well as the the other investigations to the cash for honours and other donations, shows why we need the regulations to exist and be enforced.

Neil Walton, Bicester, UK

Why should this news surprise anyone, all ukip have done is get there snouts into the same trough as the other parasites, aks the European parliament

ian callaghan, camelford, cornwall

Yes, wholly incorrect behavour if it proves to be true. So much of this is going on within the corridors of Europegistan, Why is it that all of a sudden UKIP get pulled up, and WALLA! Everybody else is so clean.

UKIP is (was) a looming danger to the other Politcal, and equally money grabbing (established) Parties. So lets find something on UKIP to shut them up.

UKIP are complete idiots for falling into the trap.

UKIP had it on a plate several years ago, but then the infighting, and some wrongdoing has ruined it. So many ordinary people are desperately searching for an alternative to the losers that are trying to run our lives now.

you have let us down.

Steven Saul, Manchester, England

Any breach of law must be investigated thoroughly and the perpetrators punished. However, I am still a little suspicious about how UKIP finds itself the whipping boy for a variety alleged misdemeanours at the present moment. I believe there are a number of very serious concerns about the whole set up in Europe that require closer examination, and which are being rigorously ignored by all and sundry. Any organisation whose auditors consistently refuse to sign its books off should be examining its own working practices a lot more closely.

Pete, Lincoln, UK

What? The corrupt EU investigating an EU MP? The EU has never having had its accounts signed off - even by its own internal auditors. We might as well ask Enron to investigate Robert Maxwell!

Steve, Ruislip, Middx

I was a member of UKIP for a couple of years, but gave up my membership when I concluded that UKIP MPs were much the same as all the others - in it for themselves.

Martin, Forfar, GB

How disengenuous and superficial ukip are turning out to be! Whether it's there own hoccus poccus accounts, which appear to be very shoddily maintained or whether it's their supposedly anti-EU position. It would appear that too many ukip personnel are more interested in providing the rest us with a false picture of the type of people they REALLY are.
In 2004 Euro elections I supported and voted ukip. But NEVER again, my vote will find another patriotic home!!!

Lawrence, London, England

As a former UKIP member I am disgusted to read this - coming as it does after the news that the organisation is under investigation by the Electoral Commission and that its leader had to be helped from a Brussels bar earlier this week! How any decent person can possibly support or vote for this dubious outfit is beyond me. No doubt UKIP leaders - those who are supposedly anti-EU - yet fill their pockets with EU Euros (legally or otherWISE) - will claim to be the victims of a conspiracy or suchlike claptrap!

William, North Wiltshire, UK