Tory MP Craig Mackinlay’s 2015 election win in South Thanet, where he defeated UKIP candidate Nigel Farage, might have been “declared void” had an alleged overspend of expenses been declared, Southwark Crown Court has heard.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has confirmed it will not mount prosecutions against Tory MPs for breaching electoral spending rules during the 2015 General Election.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is expected to announce if a raft of Tory MPs will be criminally charged over the alleged 2015 election expenses scandal, before the general election.
Up to 30 individuals, including MPs and their agents, could face criminal charges during the general election campaign following allegations of ‘systematic’ Tory electoral fraud and overspending.
UKIP’s leadership has slammed the Tories for “putting party before country” by calling an early election, implying they are pre-empting a series of by-elections that could be called following a police investigation into alleged electoral fraud.
The UK Independence Party (UKIP) is inviting applications to be its candidate in a South Thanet by-election, anticipating the Conservative party will be stripped of its 2015 victory in the constituency.
The Electoral Commission has fined the Conservative party a record £70,000 over missing and unreported payments, claiming the rule breaking gave them a “realistic prospect” of an unfair advantage over UKIP in South Thanet.
Kent Police interviewed the Conservative Party’s Member of Parliament for the South Thanet constituency after months of investigations pertaining to election expenses
Downing Street is “deeply worried” about a police investigation currently underway into expenses claims for the last general election, which may result in some constituency results being declared void.
The Conservative Party are “bracing themselves” for criminal charges over the conduct of their campaign against Nigel Farage in the South Thanet seat during last year’s General Election. The party is accused of spending over the legal limit to contest
SOUTH THANET, United Kingdom – The theme from the Great Escape started to boom from the speakers of the open-top, UKIP Battle Bus as it turned the corner onto Ramsgate Harbour. It was all too familiar a sight, for me
A judge has granted police extra time to investigate all election fraud in South Thanet, where the Conservative party snatched victory from UKIP denying Nigel Farage a seat in Parliament. District judge Justin Barron said claims surrounding Tory expenses were
Magistrates have turned down an extraordinary request by the Tory MP for South Thanet and his agent to prevent Kent Police from having more time to investigate serious allegations of electoral misconduct, thanks to the far-reaching nature of the case.
Channel 4 has hit out at Conservative Party election expenses yet again, this time shining a light on the most hotly contested seat at the last British General Election: South Thanet. This is the seat Nigel Farage, the leader of
From Michael Crick at Channel 4 News: Following my report on Channel 4 News last night, the Electoral Commission has asked the Conservative Party to explain why the party decided four bills for a hotel in Ramsgate during the general
Channel 4’s Michael Crick has weighed into the discrepancies over the Conservative Party’s election expenses in South Thanet, where Craig Mackinlay beat UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage. Speaking live on Channel 4 News this evening, Mr. Crick’s claims tied
Questions are being asked of the Conservative Party’s reporting of expenses after it emerged today that the party has claimed that over £14,000 worth of hotel bills in the South Thanet seat were registered as ‘national expenses’. Under Electoral Commission
Labour’s former council leader in Thanet, Iris Johnston, has been caught on camera allegedly ‘helping’ a member of the public to cast their ballot during last Thursday’s election. The votes for Thanet District Council took place on the same day as
This Game-of-Thrones election has been marred by a terrible injustice and we all know exactly what it is: the member for South Thanet right now should be UKIP leader Nigel Farage and the fact that he’s not is a totally
Ukip has dismissed claims that it has covered up a poll in South Thanet which shows Nigel Farage trailing the Conservative candidate by one point. Party insiders have told Breitbart London the poll was not commissioned by UKIP, meaning they
Comedian Al Murray, known as the pub landlord, has pledged to stand against Nigel Farage in the South Thanet constituency at the General Election. In his launch video Oxford educated Murray claimed his policies included “fighting Germany, if they are
