CPS ‘to announce whether any Tories will be prosecuted for breaching election spending rules’

‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is expected to announce on Wednesday whether a number of Tory MPs will be criminally charged over the alleged 2015 election expenses scandal.
More than 30 people were accused of labelling expenses as national rather than local spending two years ago.
That number includes as many as 20 Conservative MPs and several election agents.
The CPS is understood to be preparing to reveal the conclusion of its probe just a day before Thursday’s deadline for parliamentary candidates to register or withdraw from the 8 June vote. The timing of the decision could present a major headache for the party’s high command, with the possibility that new candidates may have to be selected in some areas.’
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