Did Ukip tell truth in legal paperwork for Stoke-on-Central by-election?
Some serious questions from Michael Crick for Ukip’s leader Paul Nuttall in the Stoke-on-Trent Central by-election:
Inside the empty Stoke house which Paul Nuttall claimed is his "home", and which will appear on ballot papers as such pic.twitter.com/RR7upTW2Ek
— Michael Crick (@MichaelLCrick) February 1, 2017
UKIP spokesman says Paul Nuttall has NOW moved into empty Stoke home Nuttall claimed on nom forms as "home address" pic.twitter.com/gUznRqu4ln
— Michael Crick (@MichaelLCrick) February 1, 2017
John Turner, Assoc of Elect Administrators says: "whatever address you are living at time of nomination is what should appear on nom paper"
— Michael Crick (@MichaelLCrick) February 1, 2017
As the Electoral Commission says:
You should be aware that it is a serious offence to include false information on any of your nomination forms. Providing a false statement could invalidate your election, and is also punishable by an unlimited fine and/or six months imprisonment in England and Wales (12 months on indictment), or, in Scotland a fine of up to £10,000 and/or imprisonment.
UPDATE: The police are now investigating.
Police are investigating Ukip leader Paul Nuttall over claims of election fraud in the Stoke Central by-election.
Mr Nuttall, who is standing for the right-wing party in the by-election, is alleged to have claimed on his registration form that an address in Stoke-on-Trent was his home address.
But he has since admitted publicly that he was not living at the address at the time the form was submitted.
The party say he moved into the three-bedroom end terrace last night – several days after he made the claim. [Daily Mirror]
UPDATE:
Staffs Police announce that after consultation with Crown Prosecution Service there is “insufficient evidence” to prosecute former Ukip leader Paul Nuttall over registering as candidate & voter at a house in Stoke during by-election last year when he wasn’t living there
— Michael Crick (@MichaelLCrick) February 2, 2018
These by-election results round-ups cover principal authority by-elections. See my post The danger in celebrating parish and town council wins for your own party for the reasons to avoid straying too often into covering town, parish or community council by-elections.
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