How political leaflets used to look: when there were two Edward Heaths on the ballot paper
Back in 1970 there was nothing to stop unofficial candidates trying to pass themselves off with plausible-looking party names. … Read the full post »
Adrian Sanders
Adrian Sanders was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Torbay from 1997, when he won by just 12 votes, until his defeat at the 2015 general election. He had previously stood for the seat in 1992.
Deborah Brewer selected for the Lib Dems in Torbay
Local businesswoman Deborah Brewer has been selected to fight the former Liberal Democrat seat of Torbay. … Read the full post »
Election round-up: Conservative councillor switches to Lib Dems over Brexit
Surrey councillor Christine Elmer said she found it “impossible to be a member of the Conservative party” and had joined the the Lib Dems. … Read the full post »
Police clear Duncan Hames over election expense claims
Former Lib Dem MP Duncan Hames has been cleared of allegations that his election expenses did not properly account for the Liberal Democrat ‘battlebus’ during the 2015 general election. … Read the full post »
And another Guido Fawkes story about Lib Dem election expenses falls apart…
Another story about Lib Dem election expenses from right wing blogger Guido Fawkes has fallen apart following a police statement. … Read the full post »
Police clear Adrian Sanders in election expenses investigation
Former Liberal Democrat MP Adrian Sanders has been told by the police that they are dropping an investigation into his election expenses. … Read the full post »
19 police forces have or want a legal extension to investigate Tory election expenses
See the full list of police forces which either are seeking or have been given extra time to investigating allegations over the Conservative Party’s election expenses from the May 2015 general election. … Read the full post »
Major expansion in election expenses allegations against Conservatives
Police have been asked to investigate claims letters sent in David Cameron’s name led to a breach of election law. … Read the full post »
20 Tory MPs named as facing police investigation over election expenses
20 Conservative MPs have now been named as facing police investigations over their general election expense returns. … Read the full post »
Devon & Cornwall police call in another force over Tory election expense allegations
Former Lib Dem MP for Torbay Adrian Sanders has reported that another police force is being called in to investigate allegations that the Tories broke election spending rules at the general election. … Read the full post »