Michael Crick
Will the Electoral Commission act over Tory Thanet expenses?
Did the Tories spent twice as much in defeating Nigel Farage in Thanet South last year as they were legally allowed under the rules?
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Election Expenses update
The Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner could face criminal charges over allegations she failed to properly declare the election expenses of a Conservative candidate during the 2015 General Election.
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David Cameron questioned on Conservative breaches of election law
“What personal responsibility do you take, given that election was run by two men you gave peerages to and empowered to run that election?”
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FactCheck: where are the missing 6,000 Lib Dems?
Shoring up the party faithful, Tim Farron, new Lib Dem leader, promised that “20,000 new members had joined” since May. FactCheck’s been trying to find them.
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FactCheck: would PR have prevented more austerity?
Voices from the left and right are calling for a move to Proportional Representation. What difference would it really make?
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Gary Gibbon
Cameron reaches out to the shy – or self-loathing – Tories
I’m not sure whether blue-collar workers do a lot of desk banging when they welcome people into the room, but that’s how Tory ministers decided to welcome David Cameron into the Cabinet room for his mission statement to serve working people. Mr Cameron said the Tories would become “the real party of working people.” He…
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FactCheck: what would parliament look like under Proportional Representation?
Small parties are likely to feel short-changed after getting millions of votes but very few seats in parliament. Do we need a different system?
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Paul Mason
Labour haven’t just failed to win – it’s worse than that
Labour have failed to understand the nature of the SNP challenge and are paying the ultimate price.
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Cathy Newman
The exit poll – kicking off a night to remember
I was expecting surprises. But I thought I knew what kind of surprises. That exit poll left me momentarily stunned, and the guys in the graphics department so gobsmacked it took them a while to punch the figures in…
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Gary Gibbon
If that exit poll is right…
If the exit poll is right, the Tories will have lost something like only 10 seats or so to Labour. And as the results come in we may find they may have pinched some off Labour.
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FactCheck: the dodgiest claims of the election campaign
The porkies have come thick and fast from all sides during this election campaign. What are the biggest fibs FactCheck has unearthed?
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Gary Gibbon
Tories: is it 290+ MPs or bust?
If the Tories get above 290 MPs they plan to give it a go walking back through the door of No 10 with the strong intention of staying put.
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FactCheck Q&A: can Ed Miliband be prime minister?
Ed Miliband says he won’t do a deal with the SNP. Does that he won’t be the next Prime Minister? No.
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FactCheck: does the Sun win elections?
The Sun is backing the SNP in Scotland. Does Britain’s biggest-selling paper still have the power to win elections… if it ever did?
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FactCheck: does Cameron have ’10 days to save the union’?
Is Britain heading for a weak Labour government propped up the SNP, a party that wants to destroy the UK? Here’s the what the experts think…
