Tory election spending claims: 12 police forces pass files to CPS
15-03-2017, 21:34
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Tory election spending claims: 12 police forces pass files to CPS
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Tory election spending claims: 12 police forces pass files to CPS Conservative party figures fear series of byelections after up to 20 MPs are alleged to have broken campaign spending laws in 2015
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https://www.theguardian.com/global/2...y_to_clipboard
Very naughty (possibly!). Some candidates have more money than sense.
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15-03-2017, 21:58
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Re: Tory election spending claims: 12 police forces pass files to CPS
If there are going to be too many by-elections she might as well give in and call that election. It's not as if they won't win them back with a ton more to boot given Labour's current standing.
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15-03-2017, 22:27
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Re: Tory election spending claims: 12 police forces pass files to CPS
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Originally Posted by Damien
If there are going to be too many by-elections she might as well give in and call that election. It's not as if they won't win them back with a ton more to boot given Labour's current standing.
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She can't just call an election, which many seem to have overlooked. Fixed Term Parliament Act, another coalition classic. Labour would need to agree, which I can't see them doing atm. Good old Cleggy and Dave, best double act since Little and Large.
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15-03-2017, 23:56
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Re: Tory election spending claims: 12 police forces pass files to CPS
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She can't just call an election, which many seem to have overlooked. Fixed Term Parliament Act, another coalition classic. Labour would need to agree, which I can't see them doing atm. Good old Cleggy and Dave, best double act since Little and Large.
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I do wish you'd check your facts before posting as you are wrong .....Again.
There is nothing in the act which states Labour would have to agree, just that the HoC would have to agree by 2/3 majority if it needed to be taken to a vote.
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Early elections can be held only:
if a motion for an early general election is agreed either by at least two-thirds of the whole House or without division; or
if a motion of no confidence is passed and no alternative government is confirmed by the Commons within 14 days.
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16-03-2017, 04:46
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Re: Tory election spending claims: 12 police forces pass files to CPS
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I do wish you'd check your facts before posting as you are wrong .....Again.
There is nothing in the act which states Labour would have to agree, just that the HoC would have to agree by 2/3 majority if it needed to be taken to a vote.
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How would they get the 2/3 majority without labour?
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16-03-2017, 12:12
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Re: Tory election spending claims: 12 police forces pass files to CPS
The electoral commission has fined them £70,000 and refers more stuff to the police.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39289195
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16-03-2017, 12:27
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Re: Tory election spending claims: 12 police forces pass files to CPS
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How would they get the 2/3 majority without labour?
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To avoid the 2/3 majority would require the agreement of all parties not just Labour although that would give them it.
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There are enough disaffected Labour MP's who, in the event of a vote would risk losing an election now just to get rid of Corbyn, otherwise they're stuck with him for another few years. Which would give it without agreement with another party.
I don't expect either scenario though as May is rightly concentrating on Brexit. Anything else is merely a distraction.
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16-03-2017, 14:18
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Re: Tory election spending claims: 12 police forces pass files to CPS
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If the "overspend" got them more seats than they would have had, £70k is peanuts.
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16-03-2017, 14:25
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Re: Tory election spending claims: 12 police forces pass files to CPS
Same could be held true for the other parties...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...g-for-ed-stone
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...ction-spending
If they have broken the law, they should be prosecuted, and the appropriate electoral actions taken (for all the parties).
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16-03-2017, 14:26
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Re: Tory election spending claims: 12 police forces pass files to CPS
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If the "overspend" got them more seats than they would have had, £70k is peanuts.
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70k is the fine, not the overspend.
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