Darren Grimes was born on 22 July 1993 and is a British right-wing political commentator and activist.
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10 Facts About Darren Grimes
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Darren Grimes grew up in a single-parent household in Consett, County Durham, England.
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Darren Grimes studied fashion and business studies at the University of Brighton but did not complete his degree.
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Darren Grimes later dropped out of university, and between 2016 and 2018, he worked as a deputy editor for the political website BrexitCentral, founded by Matthew Elliott, the former Vote Leave chief executive.
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In May 2020 Darren Grimes launched Reasoned, a website aimed at those "standing against the tide" who "hide [their] political views for fear of being called homophobic, a TERF, [or] racist".
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In July 2020, an interview with the historian David Starkey that Darren Grimes published on his video platform sparked controversy.
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In July 2021, Darren Grimes sent a tweet to Marcus Rashford following the England football team's defeat in the Euro 2020 Final at which Rashford missed a penalty kick.
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Darren Grimes' comment was criticised by various people on social media as insensitive.
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In 2018, Darren Grimes was fined £20,000 by the Electoral Commission after it determined that there was evidence that BeLeave had spent more than £675,000 with the Canadian political consultancy firm AggregateIQ in coordination with the official Brexit campaign organisation Vote Leave in distribution targeted social media advertisements.
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Darren Grimes won the appeal and his fine was overturned; Vote Leave withdrew its appeal and paid fines totalling £61,000.
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