£70,000 Fine For the Tory Party by the Electoral Commission

SNP MP and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Pete Wishart has written to Theresa May concerning the record £70,000  fine imposed on the Tory party by the Electoral Commission and has asked  – once again - for ‘total clarity about the whole sorry tale’.
 
The fine was imposed by the Commission because of the Tory party’s conduct during the 2015 general election campaign and Pete Wishart has raised the issue at  Prime Minister’s Questions but Theresa May refused to answer – suggesting it was a ‘party’ matter.
 
Pete Wishart has now written to Mrs May – in her capacity as Leader of the Conservative party – in the hope she might deal with some of the issues raised by the fine. 
 
Up to a dozen police forces are now investigating – which could result in reports being sent to the Crown Prosecution Service and the Electoral Commission has passed on its concerns to the metropolitan police.

Wishart was for 15 years a member of the Scottish group Runrig, and was the first MP to have appeared on the TV show Top of the Pops. Before Runrig, he had been in one of the lineups of Big Country.

Note: The ABC are Electorial Commission partners promoting registering to vote. 

Image: Pete Wishart MP SNP Shadow Leader of the House of Commons