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Labour MP Wayne David revealed in Parliament this week that the police are “formally considering” investigating the Conservative Party’s 2017 election campaign. … Read the full post »
The Electoral Commission has fined Mr Henry Meakin, a registered campaigner in favour of Brexit in the EU referendum, £1,500. … Read the full post »
After a shareholder revolt, the chairman of a City firm which made £25,000 worth of donations to Conservative candidates has agreed to reimburse the firm for the money given. … Read the full post »
The government has announced that donations in Northern Ireland will be subject to the same transparency rules as in the rest of the UK. … Read the full post »
The Conservative Party contracted a secretive call centre during the election campaign which may have broken data protection and election laws, a Channel 4 News investigation has found. … Read the full post »
Peter Harris, who campaigned for Brexit in last year’s referendum, has been hit with a record £12,000 fine for breaking the law. … Read the full post »
Thousands of votes were not included in the result for a newly-elected Labour MP, Plymouth City Council has said. … Read the full post »
On Monday this week, just days before general election polling day, the government was forced to table a new set of rules for the general election after numerous errors in a key statutory instrument drawn up by the Cabinet Office came to light. … Read the full post »
One of the polling stations being used for the local elections that year was in a temporary cabin. A sudden huge gust of wind had slammed the door shut. … Read the full post »
The offer of a Banksy print to people who prove they voted against the Conservatives has run into legal problems. … Read the full post »