Electoral Commission calls for police action over Conservatives’ ‘unlawful’ election victory

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<p>‘The Co servative party is c rre tly er i vestigatio over its campaig spe i g i the 2015 ge eral electio . B t if o e year passes after the allege offe ces, the police a the Crow Prosec tio Service (CPS) will o lo ger be able to prosec te the politicia s acc se of breaki g the law. For this reaso , the Electoral Commissio has calle o the police to act imme iately.</p>
<p>I a ews release p blishe o 28 April, the Electoral Commissio a o ce that:</p>
<p>as part of the i vestigatio la che o 18 Febr ary 2016 i to Co servative Party campaig spe i g ret r s, it has req este that the Crow (CPS) Prosec tio Service a the police co si er applyi g for a exte sio to the time limit available to p rs e crimi al prosec tio s.’</p>
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