“Electoral watchdog under fire as Lord Ashcroft inquiry threatens to run into election”

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“Electoral watchdog under fire as Lord Ashcroft inquiry threatens to run into election”

By Mark Pack | Sun 15th November 2009 - 11:31 am

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From today’s Observer:

Controversy over Lord Ashcroft’s donations to the Conservative party deepened last night after Labour MPs demanded an urgent meeting with Britain’s elections watchdog.

Placing more pressure on the Tories, Labour MPs want to know why the Electoral Commission’s official inquiry into an Ashcroft-controlled company, which has given £3m to the party, has dragged on for 10 months and threatens to run into the general election campaign.

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