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Police are granted extra time to investigate Conservative election spending in South Thanet, despite the MP and his agent opposing the application.
A judge today gave police more time to look into Conservative election expenses in South Thanet, calling the circumstances “far beyond” typical offences.
As the Conservatives go to court to prevent police investigating its South Thanet election expenses, Channel 4 News reveals fresh evidence of undeclared expenses there, and the scale of the operation.
Tory Party lawyers oppose a request from Kent Police to extend the time limit needed to investigate their election spending. The Conservatives say that all local spending has been declared correctly.
Questions are asked about whether Labour properly declared its expenses in last year’s general election. Labour says its spending was within the law and the rules set out by the Electoral Commission.
The Electoral Commission is taking the Conservative Party to the High Court in an effort to force it to disclose information related to claims it has breached election spending rules.
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The newly-elected Police and Crime Commissioner in Devon and Cornwall “should not take the oath” due to electoral expenses allegations, Ben Bradshaw MP has told Channel 4 News.
Seven police forces have launched investigations into Conservative MPs for possible election fraud, acting on evidence revealed by Channel 4 News.
The Conservative candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner in Devon and Cornwall has come under fire for allegedly failing to properly declare election expenses in 2015.
The elections watchdog has asked for more time to pursue possible criminal prosecutions regarding Tory election spending, as a summit is called to consider the evidence revealed by Channel 4 News.
Channel 4 News reveals new evidence which contradicts claims by the Conservative Party that BattleBus was a “national campaign”, with evidence from key Labour marginals.