Sentences with phrase «election expenses»

Mr Farage's visit to Essex came on the same day that Conservative candidate Craig Mackinlay was charged over an alleged election expenses scandal.

First, it will lift the threat of possible by - elections that could be triggered by the ongoing police investigation into allegations that the Conservative Party systematically over-spent in the 2015 election and far exceeded legal restrictions on election expenses in more than 10 seats.

As a result of an electoral agreement with the Labour Party, [2] «Labour and Co-operative Party» candidates receive financial help with election expenses from the Co-operative Party, including funding parliamentary candidates.

Of course, another reason could be that in the last Parliament more than half the MPs were found guilty of overclaiming on election expenses.

SNP leader says PM wants to avoid police investigation into Tory election expenses in the 2015 campaign catching up with party

The county takes the position that having granted the city and towns some $ 30 million a year in safety net and election expenses as agreed to under the 2014 one - percent sales - tax extender, it needs money «to offset critical county expenses,» according to the joint release.

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.

Q: Do you agree with the Tory chairman Patrick McLoughlin that those who complained about election expenses were «politically motivated» and did nothing wrong?

A spokesperson said: «The managed investigation into allegations that Alison Hernandez failed to properly declare election expenses during the 2015 general election is complete and the matter has been referred to the CPS.

But, on the evening of the count an exasperated Nigel Farage, interviewed by Channel 4 News political correspondent Michael Crick, raised the first concerns about Conservative election expenses — which, he suggested, might have breached the # 100,000 limit for campaign spending in a byelection.

Two years ago, Cahill demanded the county take over ever - increasing Safety Net (welfare) charges to the towns and the city and the cost of administering local election expenses in exchange for his allowing the bill authorizing the 1 percent add - on to reach the Assembly floor for a vote.

I suppose the argument will be made that without the evil Cahill gumming up the works (in exchange for Safety Net and election expense relief of the towns), the county would have pulled in at least another $ 3.8 million.

This meant that they were not to be declared in our own election expenses.»

Conservative chairman Patrick McLoughlin appears to be feeling the pressure as his party has been fined a record # 70,000 for breaking election expenses rules.

«Notwithstanding the fact the CPS say there is not the evidence, the high bar of evidence, to prove criminal intent, there is lots to suggest that the Tories were «at it» when it came to how they were allocating election expenses in some constituencies.»

It comes after Labour was hit with a # 20,000 fine in October for similar missing election expenses, including more than # 7,000 on the «Ed Stone».

After the commission launched its investigation, the party undertook an internal review, unearthing 24 other undeclared election expenses totalling # 109,777.

Newark Council chief exec confirms to #C4News that Notts police have asked to see Conservative by - election expense declaration and returns

Elections Canada will reimburse candidates for 60 % of their eligible election expenses, as long as they get at least 10 % of the vote.

Last year, Cahill held up legislative passage for two months in exchange for the county taking over safety net and election expenses from the towns and the city.

Corbyn says he is «surprised» by CPS decision not to prosecute over Tory election expenses — as it happened

The county takes the position that having granted the city and towns some $ 30 million a year in Safety Net and election expenses as agreed to under the 2014 1 percent sales tax extender deal, it needs money «to offset critical county expenses,» according to the joint release.

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

He didn't add that the only things Albany (and Cahill) cared about was that county takeover of Safety Net expenses and the local share of election expenses was included in the budget approved by the legislature and signed by Hein.

Speaking at the Scottish TUC conference in Aviemore, Sturgeon implied the Conservatives may have «bought» the last election, referring to a police investigation into the party's election expenses in the 2015 campaign.

«Mr. Kinsella will see that the trains run on time, that the graphics are co-ordinated, the phone lines are in and the election expenses legislation complied with.»

The agency also investigated the 2006 election expenses of Blair Wilson, who was at that time the Liberal Member of Parliament for West Vancouver - Sunshine Coast - Sea to Sky Country.

The Conservative party has been at the centre of an election expenses scandal for over a year.

In the meantime, the prime minister re-elected in 2015 has melted away, while the election expenses scandal continues to lap at the door of No 10 Downing Street.

It is difficult to understand the election expenses scandal without understanding the election strategy that had been unveiled three years before the vote.

The Electoral Commission has not yet stated in public if it will widen its inquiries as the Conservatives have asked, but the Labour MP Cat Smith is being investigated over her election expenses return.

Kevin Cahill, in demanding Safety Net relief for Kingston and the towns, also sought to have the county pick up an estimated $ 600,000 local share of what he termed «rapidly expanding» election expenses.

Hein, on his part can argue that, albeit with a nudge from Assemblyman Cahill, his administration has already relieved the towns and the city of some $ 7 million a year in Safety Net and elections expenses.

The inquiry centres on his election expenses and is entirely distinct from his continued problems over allegations that his wife lost points off her licence for his driving offence.

But he attached conditions to sponsoring a sales - tax extension (extortion, in Ronk's and Hein's view), such as the county taking over Safety Net welfare costs (about $ 5 million at the time) and election expenses, figured at about $ 600,000.

One of my most laborious tasks for over forty years was the totting up of election expenses.

When Cahill made his willingness to move sales - tax legislation through the state legislature, a transfer of almost $ 5 million a year, conditional on county safety - net takeover and elections expenses from the towns, his critics accused him of hubris, just short of abuse of office.

Hein noted that the county has picked up some $ 22 million of city and town Safety Net and election expenses over the past four years — and anticipates spending $ 32 million over the next four.

«We have other expenses that have gone up... [more] than the costs that were saved through the efficiencies generated by the county takeover» of welfare and election expenses, Quigley said.

When Cahill made his willingness to move sales tax legislation through the state legislature, a transfer of almost $ 5 million a year, conditional on county Safety Net takeover and elections expenses from the towns, his critics accused him of hubris, just short of abuse of office.

Gerentine has said the county getting more of the money is justified by the county's assumption of Safety Net welfare costs and election expenses that were previously borne by municipalities.

Nicola Sturgeon has claimed that Theresa May called the snap election in part because she feared that numerous Tory MPs would be prosecuted for fraud over their election expenses.

Nicola Sturgeon, the Scottish first minister and SNP leader, has claimed that May called the snap election in part because she feared that numerous MPs would be prosecuted for fraud over their election expenses and implied the Conservatives may have «bought» the last election.