General election expense returns feature Lego and lessons for Lib Dems
Details of the national election expense returns for the bigger parties at the 2017 general election have been published by the Electoral Commission. … Read the full post »
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Details of the national election expense returns for the bigger parties at the 2017 general election have been published by the Electoral Commission. … Read the full post »
During the 2016 European referendum, the DUP received £435,000 in a secret donation which was then spent on Brexit campaigning across the UK. The Conservatives have now ditched plans to make this donation public, ignoring the advice of the official regulator. … Read the full post »
The Conservatives are keen to introduce identity checks at polling stations before people vote. So much so, that pilots are being carried out for this May’s elections in some places. Which prompts the question, why? … Read the full post »
Claims by Conservative MP and high-profile Leave campaigner Priti Patel that the Remain campaign broke the law during the European referendum have fallen apart under investigation from the Electoral Commission. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #107 includes gift suggestions, tips on ways to get involved (further) with the Liberal Democrats, why Nick Clegg wasn’t more successful, how to win the European debate, an addictive Brexit bus game and more. … Read the full post »
The Electoral Commission has reopened an investigation into Vote Leave’s EU referendum spending. … Read the full post »
Liberal Democrat Newswire #104 contained a new pamphlet about the future of the party and Iain Dale’s always controversial annual list of the 50 most influential Lib Dems. … Read the full post »
Social media trolls who abuse prospective MPs online could be banned from voting under new proposals from the Electoral Commission. … Read the full post »
There continues to be much chatter about the possibility of creating a new political party to oppose Brexit from a position somewhere towards the middle of the political spectrum. … Read the full post »
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 »