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| UKIP queries Tory by-election spend in Rochester and Strood | UKIP queries Tory by-election spend in Rochester and Strood |
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| The UK Independence Party says it has written to the Conservatives to ask how they will meet campaign spending limits at next month's Rochester and Strood by-election. | The UK Independence Party says it has written to the Conservatives to ask how they will meet campaign spending limits at next month's Rochester and Strood by-election. |
| UKIP candidate Mark Reckless said the cost of the Tories' "open primary" vote should count towards the £100,000 cap. | UKIP candidate Mark Reckless said the cost of the Tories' "open primary" vote should count towards the £100,000 cap. |
| A Conservative Party source said it was "yet another media stunt" by Mr Reckless. | A Conservative Party source said it was "yet another media stunt" by Mr Reckless. |
| Electoral rules say the spending limit applies after a candidate is confirmed. | Electoral rules say the spending limit applies after a candidate is confirmed. |
| The by-election, triggered by Mr Reckless resigning as an MP after switching from the Conservatives to UKIP, will take place on 20 November. | |
| The Tories are allowing anyone in the constituency to vote by post to select one of two potential candidates - marine surveyor Kelly Tolhurst or former barrister Anna Firth. | The Tories are allowing anyone in the constituency to vote by post to select one of two potential candidates - marine surveyor Kelly Tolhurst or former barrister Anna Firth. |
| Mr Reckless said his new party had written to the Conservatives on Wednesday - ahead of the first hustings event between the two potential candidates - to question how their budget would remain inside the limit. | Mr Reckless said his new party had written to the Conservatives on Wednesday - ahead of the first hustings event between the two potential candidates - to question how their budget would remain inside the limit. |
| UKIP's legal advice, he said, suggested the estimated £40,000 cost of the open primary should be included in the expenditure limit. | UKIP's legal advice, he said, suggested the estimated £40,000 cost of the open primary should be included in the expenditure limit. |
| "It is our view that this is an election expense," he told BBC News. "Spending 40% on an internal party contest will surprise some." | "It is our view that this is an election expense," he told BBC News. "Spending 40% on an internal party contest will surprise some." |
| According to the rules, set by Parliament, the limit applies during the "regulated period", which begins "on the day after the date you formally become a candidate and ends on the date of the poll". | According to the rules, set by Parliament, the limit applies during the "regulated period", which begins "on the day after the date you formally become a candidate and ends on the date of the poll". |
| The Conservative source said: "This is yet another media stunt by Mark Reckless, who refuses to engage with the serious job of representing Rochester and Strood." | The Conservative source said: "This is yet another media stunt by Mark Reckless, who refuses to engage with the serious job of representing Rochester and Strood." |
| The full list of Rochester and Strood candidates announced so far, in alphabetical order by surname, is: | The full list of Rochester and Strood candidates announced so far, in alphabetical order by surname, is: |
| Gregory, Clive - Green Party | Gregory, Clive - Green Party |
| Juby, Geoff - Liberal Democrats | Juby, Geoff - Liberal Democrats |
| Khan, Naushabah - Labour | Khan, Naushabah - Labour |
| Reckless, Mark - UK Independence Party | Reckless, Mark - UK Independence Party |
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