Read about the Newark Parliamentary by-election, held on 5 June 2014.
It was triggered by Patrick Mercer resigning after allegations he broke the rules over MPs being paid for lobbying.
Robert Jenrick won the contest for the Conservatives,. Ukip moved up into second place but fell a long way short of winning.
The Electoral Commission has not only hit the Conservative Party with a record fine, it has also found repeated evidence of expenditure missing from constituency expense returns. That matter is with the police. … Read the full post »
Kent police have been granted extra time to investigate Tory election expenses. … Read the full post »
More from Michael Crick and his investigations into questionable Conservative Party election expense returns in the 2014 Parliamentary by-elections. … Read the full post »
Nottinghamshire Police is considering evidence relating to accusations of overspending by the Conservative Party during the 2014 Newark by-election. … Read the full post »
Channel 4 News has obtained evidence of tens of thousands of pounds of spending by the Conservatives during key by-election campaigns which appear not to have been declared. … Read the full post »