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| Date set for Conservative MP's trial over election expenses | Date set for Conservative MP's trial over election expenses |
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| A Conservative MP will go on trial in May next year on charges relating to his 2015 general election expenses. | A Conservative MP will go on trial in May next year on charges relating to his 2015 general election expenses. |
| Craig Mackinlay, who faces a jury trial, is accused of offences under the Representation of the People Act 1983, alongside Marion Little, a campaign director, and Nathan Gray, an election agent. | Craig Mackinlay, who faces a jury trial, is accused of offences under the Representation of the People Act 1983, alongside Marion Little, a campaign director, and Nathan Gray, an election agent. |
| The South Thanet MP, from Ramsgate in Kent, is charged with two counts of knowingly making a false election expenses declaration, while Gray, from Hawkhurst, Kent, faces one. | The South Thanet MP, from Ramsgate in Kent, is charged with two counts of knowingly making a false election expenses declaration, while Gray, from Hawkhurst, Kent, faces one. |
| Little, from Ware in Hertfordshire, is accused of three counts related to aiding Mackinlay and Gray in making false declarations. | Little, from Ware in Hertfordshire, is accused of three counts related to aiding Mackinlay and Gray in making false declarations. |
| Mr Justice Edis told the three defendants at Southwark crown court on Tuesday that their trial would begin on 14 May, and was estimated to last six weeks. | Mr Justice Edis told the three defendants at Southwark crown court on Tuesday that their trial would begin on 14 May, and was estimated to last six weeks. |
| They are yet to enter their pleas. | They are yet to enter their pleas. |
| In 2015, Mackinlay beat Nigel Farage, who was Ukip leader at the time, into second place with a majority of almost 3,000, taking 38% of the vote. | In 2015, Mackinlay beat Nigel Farage, who was Ukip leader at the time, into second place with a majority of almost 3,000, taking 38% of the vote. |
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