▁for ▁research ▁to ▁promote ▁free - tra de ▁de als ▁fav oured ▁by ▁pro ponents ▁of ▁a ▁" hard ▁Bre x it ". ▁The ▁Commission ▁has ▁powers ▁to ▁examine ▁IE A ▁financial ▁records , ▁leg ally ▁comp el ▁it ▁to ▁provide ▁information , ▁and ▁to ▁dis qual ify ▁trust ees . ▁The ▁IE A ▁den ies ▁it ▁has ▁bre ached ▁char ity ▁law . ▁ ▁The ▁register ▁of ▁lo bb y ists ▁was ▁also ▁considering ▁whether ▁the ▁IE A ▁should ▁be ▁registered . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁revealed ▁that , ▁after ▁the ▁IE A ▁published ▁a ▁report ▁recomm ending ▁more ▁cas inos , ▁the ▁cas ino ▁industry ▁don ated ▁£ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁the ▁IE A . ▁ ▁Jon ▁Tr ick ett , ▁the ▁shadow ▁Cab inet ▁Office ▁minister , ▁wel coming ▁the ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁IE A , ▁said ▁" on ▁the ▁road ▁to ▁Bre x it , ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁establishment ▁figures , ▁fund ed ▁to ▁the ▁t une ▁of ▁millions , ▁are ▁cover t ly ▁purs uing ▁a ▁political ▁campaign ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁extreme ▁free ▁trade , ▁acting ▁in ▁effect ▁as ▁lo bb y ists ▁for ▁secret ive ▁corpor ate ▁interests . ▁... ▁there ▁are ▁serious ▁questions ▁that ▁high - ran king ▁Conserv ative ▁minister s ▁must ▁now ▁answer ▁about ▁their ▁deal ings ▁with ▁the ▁IE A ." ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁revealed ▁that ▁Jersey ▁Fin ance , ▁representing ▁financial ▁interests ▁in ▁Jersey , ▁paid ▁for ▁an ▁IE A ▁report ▁saying ▁that ▁ ▁tax ▁ha vens ▁(