Sentences with phrase «general election expenses»

A Conservative candidate facing charges over his 2015 General Election expenses has denied he did anything wrong.

A cabinet minister has said he has «every reason to suppose» the Conservatives properly reported their 2015 general election expenses amid allegations the party breached campaign spending rules.

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This settlement should have been considered a campaign expense «because the funds were paid for the purpose of influencing the 2016 presidential general election,» Paul S. Ryan, a campaign finance expert at the group, said in a letter addressed to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosegeneral election,» Paul S. Ryan, a campaign finance expert at the group, said in a letter addressed to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod J. RoseGeneral Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod J. RoseGeneral Rod J. Rosenstein.

The expenditures upon which we seek a report are those that Congress has said to not warrant a deduction as an ordinary and necessary business expense, namely, lobbying, participation in the political system by supporting or opposing candidates for office, and trying to influence the general public or segment thereof as to elections, legislative matters or referenda.

In the short term, including the period leading up to the general election, the pressure is likely to assert itself in terms of the willingness of voters to elect independent candidates - especially in constituencies where the sitting MP has been named in the expenses saga.

In recent times, the 700 - year - old chamber has been mired in conflict and embarrassment over an expenses scandal that ended the careers of dozens of lawmakers in the prelude to last year's general election.

[9] New expenses rules published by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority coming into force after the 2010 General Election allow employment of one relative but replace funding for a second home with a London Allowance of # 3,760 for MPs with seats within 20 miles of Westminster.

Within 90 days after polling day for a general election, a party secretary must file with the Electoral Commission a return of expenses incurred by the party that have been funded from the party's allocation.

A return to parliament would be a coup for Hogg, who did not seek re-election at the 2010 general election following the furore caused by his expenses claims.

Washington (CNN)-- Florida gubernatorial candidate Rick Scott captured the GOP nomination at considerable personal expense, spending $ 38 million of his own money on his primary bid, and when asked Wednesday if there is any limit to the funds he will invest to win the general election, Scott said «no.»

His message has crystallised during the expenses scandal into a single refrain - the call for a general election.

McGovern was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Wirral South in December 2009, following Ben Chapman's decision to stand down at the next election for family reasons following adverse publicity in The Daily Telegraph over the expenses scandal, and subsequently won the seat in the 2010 general election, defeating the Conservative candidate, Jeff Clarke, by 531 votes.

Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) barred five MPs from standing as official Labour Party candidates at the 2010 general election in the wake of the United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal.

Ms Moran was considered to be among the worst offenders in the 2009 expenses scandal and was forced to stand down at the 2010 general election.

This is partly due to the general disillusionment with the main three parties following the expenses revelations and partly because voters often use local elections to protest against the main parties.

We should record that Mr Malik was cleared of any breaches of the expenses» code and returned to government under Mr Brown until the 2010 general election.

It was two weeks after the general election and I had already been forced to resign over an expenses claim.

The Tories claim other parties should also be scrutinised by the police for election expense irregularities during the general election.

Does anyone doubt that, between the expenses scandal and the outcome of the general election, the landscape has utterly changed?

Cornelia Parker named official artist of 2017 general election Cornelia Parker has been named as the official artist of the 2017 general election, receiving a commission fee of # 17,000 and travel expenses to create a work of art that will be added to the parliamentary art collection.