Tory official convicted of falsifying expenses in race against FarageA Conservative party official has been found guilty of falsifying election expenses after becoming “carried away by her conviction” that the party must defeat Nigel Farage in the 2015 general election. Little and Mackinlay were accused of being part of a group of Tory activists who spent twice the legal limit in election expenses on staffing, hotels and advertising. This generated thousands of pounds in election expenses that had not been declared in official returns, it was claimed. Tory aide cleared of falsifying election expenses claim Read moreAfter the Conservative victory by 2,800 votes, Gray emailed Little congratulating her on a “truly magnificent election campaign”, the court heard. Gray was cleared in December after he was found not guilty of one charge of making a false election expenses declaration.

Source: The Guardian January 09, 2019 12:18 UTC