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United Kingdom general election, 2015 party spending investigation

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The United Kingdom General Election 2015 – Party Spending Investigation is a probe involving the UK Electoral Commission, numerous police forces, and the Crown Prosecution Service into over spending by political parties and candidates, primarily during the 2015 UK Parliamentary General Election campaign. [1]

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Campaign bus

A campaign bus (battle bus in the UK) is a bus used as both a vehicle and a center of operations during a political campaign, whether for a specific candidate, a political party, or a political cause.

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Cat Smith

Catherine Jane Smith (born 16 June 1985) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lancaster and Fleetwood since 2015.

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Channel 4 News

Channel 4 News is the main news programme on British television broadcaster Channel 4.

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Clacton by-election, 2014

The Clacton by-election was held on 9 October 2014 for the United Kingdom House of Commons constituency of Clacton.

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Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom.

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Craig Mackinlay

Craig Mackinlay (born 7 October 1966) is a British businessman and politician.

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Crown Prosecution Service

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is the principal public prosecuting agency for conducting criminal prosecutions in England and Wales.

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Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)

The Electoral Commission is an independent body set up by the UK Parliament.

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European Parliament election, 2014

From 22 to 25 May 2014, elections to the European Parliament were held in the European Union.

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John Holmes (British diplomat)

Sir John Holmes (born 29 April 1951) is a British former diplomat who is the current Chair of the Electoral Commission.

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Karl McCartney

Karl Ian McCartney (born 25 October 1968, Birkenhead) was Conservative Member of Parliament for Lincoln from the 2010 general election until he was defeated by Labour's Karen Lee in the 2017 general election.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.

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Lancaster and Fleetwood (UK Parliament constituency)

Lancaster and Fleetwood is a constituency created in 2010 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Cat Smith of the Labour Party.

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Liberal Democrats (UK)

The Liberal Democrats (often referred to as Lib Dems) are a liberal British political party, formed in 1988 as a merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party (SDP), a splinter group from the Labour Party, which had formed the SDP–Liberal Alliance from 1981.

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Lincoln (UK Parliament constituency)

Lincoln is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2017 by Karen Lee, a Labour Party politician.

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Newark by-election, 2014

The Newark by-election was a by-election in the Newark constituency of the British House of Commons, which was held on 5 June 2014, following the resignation of Patrick Mercer.

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Nicola Sturgeon

Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon (born 19 July 1970) is a Scottish politician who is the current First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), in office since November 2014.

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Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000

The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c. 41) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that sets out how political parties, elections and referendums are to be regulated in the United Kingdom.

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Representation of the People Act 1983

The Representation of the People Act 1983 (c. 2) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Rochester and Strood by-election, 2014

The Rochester and Strood by-election was a by-election for the UK parliamentary constituency of Rochester and Strood in Kent, England, held on 20 November 2014.

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Scottish National Party

The Scottish National Party (SNP; Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba, Scots Naitional Pairtie) is a Scottish nationalist and social-democratic political party in Scotland.

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South Thanet (UK Parliament constituency)

South Thanet is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK parliament since 2015 by Craig Mackinlay MP, a Conservative.

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Statute of limitations

Statutes of limitations are laws passed by legislative bodies in common law systems to set the maximum time after an event within which legal proceedings may be initiated.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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Theresa May

Theresa Mary May (Brasier; born 1 October 1956) is a British politician serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2016.

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United Kingdom general election, 2015

The 2015 United Kingdom general election was held on 7 May 2015 to elect 650 members to the House of Commons.

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United Kingdom general election, 2017

The 2017 United Kingdom general election took place on Thursday 8 June, having been announced just under two months earlier by Prime Minister Theresa May on 18 April 2017 after it was discussed at cabinet.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_general_election,_2015_party_spending_investigation

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