Conservative Party cannot account for £3.6m in 2019 election spending, researchers find
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Summary
The Conservative Party is facing scrutiny over £3.6 million in spending during the 2019 general election that cannot be accounted for due to unclear or missing invoices. Researchers from the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance found that more than a fifth of the Tories' national spend lacked proper documentation. The Conservatives were responsible for nearly 60% of all unclear invoices in the Electoral Commission's database for that election, with over 200 of 347 local Conservative invoices being problematic.
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The Tories were responsible for almost 60% of the unclear invoices in the Electoral Commission's database for the 2019 election, the team of researchers found.
More than 200 of the 347 local Conservative
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