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Tory election expenses investigation: Jeremy Corbyn says he is 'surprised' MPs face no charges and 'money can’t buy power' | Tory election expenses investigation: Jeremy Corbyn says he is 'surprised' MPs face no charges and 'money can’t buy power' |
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Jeremy Corbyn has said he is "surprised" that no Conservatives have been charged as part of an investigation into election expenses—adding "money can't buy power". | Jeremy Corbyn has said he is "surprised" that no Conservatives have been charged as part of an investigation into election expenses—adding "money can't buy power". |
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced on Wednesday that "no criminal charges have been authorised" in the probe. | |
Mr Corbyn said at a campaign event: "They have to make a judgement on it. But our election laws must be enforced and must be adhered to. | |
"There are strict spending limits for a reason so that money can’t buy power, only votes in the ballot box." | "There are strict spending limits for a reason so that money can’t buy power, only votes in the ballot box." |
In a strong response, to the CPS' announcement, Conservative Party chairman Patrick McLoughlin said that the situation had been exacerbated by "false and malicious claims" about Tory candidates online. | |
He said: "After a very thorough investigation, we are pleased that the legal authorities have confirmed what we believed was the case all along, that these Conservative candidates did nothing wrong." | |
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said the Tories had "stayed the right side of the law, by the letter of it" but claimed the party had "driven a battle bus and horses right the way through the spirit of it". |
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