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| MP Craig Mackinlay quizzed over election expenses | |
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| A Conservative MP has been interviewed under caution over his election expenses, the BBC understands. | A Conservative MP has been interviewed under caution over his election expenses, the BBC understands. |
| Craig Mackinlay, the MP for South Thanet is being investigated over alleged overspending in the 2015 general election campaign. | |
| Mr Mackinlay defeated the MEP and then UKIP leader Nigel Farage and comedian Al Murray in the general election. | |
| The office of the MP, who was questioned on Saturday, said it would not be commenting. | The office of the MP, who was questioned on Saturday, said it would not be commenting. |
| Seventeen police forces across the country are looking into whether some MPs' agents should have filed costs associated with battle bus visits to their constituencies in their local expenses. | Seventeen police forces across the country are looking into whether some MPs' agents should have filed costs associated with battle bus visits to their constituencies in their local expenses. |
| However, the Tories said they had been campaigning "across the country for the return of a Conservative government" and, as a result, associated costs were regarded as national not local expenditure. | However, the Tories said they had been campaigning "across the country for the return of a Conservative government" and, as a result, associated costs were regarded as national not local expenditure. |
| The Tories blamed an "administrative error" for not declaring £38,000 of expenses for their Battlebus tour. | The Tories blamed an "administrative error" for not declaring £38,000 of expenses for their Battlebus tour. |
| It follows a Channel 4 investigation into spending in key constituencies. | It follows a Channel 4 investigation into spending in key constituencies. |
| In June Kent Police were given a further 12 months to investigate the claims of improper spending. | In June Kent Police were given a further 12 months to investigate the claims of improper spending. |
| Granting the extension, District Judge Justin Barron described the allegations as "far-reaching". | Granting the extension, District Judge Justin Barron described the allegations as "far-reaching". |
| The inquiry, he said, could lead to election results "being declared void." | The inquiry, he said, could lead to election results "being declared void." |