Conservative Candidate Craig Mackinlay Charged Over Election Expenses

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-40129826

Well, well, well....just in time !

As he has now been charged at last, will he be able to stand next week ?

[anotheoldgit]

/// The Conservative candidate for South Thanet has been charged with allegedly overspending in the 2015 General Election campaign. ///

So what's new, the Labour Governments overspend throughout their terms in office?

[mikey4444]

Scooping....can I remind you that the Brum Six were convicted due to a catalogue of errors by the Police, some of which was a deliberate attempt at framing.

Their convictions were declared unjust and unsatisfactory and quashed by the Court of Appeal on 14 March 1991.

So, a very poor analogy to make.

Any suggestion that the CPS may be politically moved to arrest and charge Mackinlay is risible in the extreme.

[jim360]

"They have had since April so why announce this a few days before an election? I think an investigation into the political views of the CPS who made the call needs to be done."

Something something Comey something something Clinton emails ... grumble...

[agchristie]

Tricky one for voters with possible guilt unable to be established before polling day.

As always though, voters have to vote with their heads not their hearts.

A seed of doubt remains as to whether the rules were broken but I don't think it will have a serious impact on the outcome.

[Jackdaw33]

Surely all expenses are the province of the party staff. I cannot see the candidate having any part to play in this instance at all.