Fenland Conservatives have already seen success in the upcoming May 2 elections after they retained control of three of the four town councils without a vote being cast.They have kept control of Wisbech, Chatteris and Whittlesey town councils with wards on all three seeing councillors returned unopposed.At district level the Tories, who have had a strangle-hold on the district for two decades, have already won 12 seats on Fenland Council with three more guaranteed as the Conservative candidates are unopposed in their wards.Fenland District Council, which is responsible for publishing the list of candidates declared for each of the authority’s 24 wards (39 seats), formally announced those seeking election on Thursday morning.The following councillors were elected unopposed: Ian Benney, Chatteris Birch Ward; Anne Hay, Chatteris the Mills; Peter Murphy, Chatteris Wenneye; David Connor and Maureen Davis, Doddington and Wimblington; Chris Boden and Kay Mayor, Whitlesey Bassenhally; … [Read more...] about Updated: Conservatives claim victory on three of Fenland’s four town councils before and have 15 district councillors without a vote being cast
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Norwich Conservative candidate guilty of election fraud
PUBLISHED: 12:15 05 April 2019 | UPDATED: 13:39 05 April 2019 Former Norwich Conservative candidate Alex Jackson-Dennis admitted election fraud. Picture: Archant Library Conservative Party A former Conservative Norwich City Council election candidate has been fined £300 after he admitted three counts of election fraud. Alex Jackson-Dennis, 22, of Hilary Avenue in Norwich, was the Conservative agent for Tory candidates in last May’s Norwich City Council elections.But he was up at Norwich Magistrates Court today, where he admitted three counts of election fraud - causing or permitting a false signature on nomination papers.The court heard that Jackson-Dennis had only taken over the role of election agent in March last year and was “inexperienced”.Prosecutor Natalie Dawson said the role of election agent required him to collect eight signatures, along with a proposer and seconder, for each of the Conservative candidates in the City Hall elections.In March last … [Read more...] about Norwich Conservative candidate guilty of election fraud
Conservatives’ Matthew Parker Street HQ sold in £51.5 million deal
Tory in-fighting might be testing the patience of Brits, but it has not deterred a property investor from paying more than £50 million for the Conservative Party’s campaign headquarters, the Evening Standard can reveal. London property sources said family-owned investment group Charles Street Buildings, born out of the civil engineering business Murphy Bros, has bought 4 Matthew Parker Street in Westminster for £51.5 million from Aviva Investors. The new Leicester-based owner, led by Murphy Bros’ co-founder Paddy Murphy’s son Hugh, is understood to have been attracted to the building because it will provide long-term rental income, with rent rise potential. The 39,290-square-foot building is not only let to the Government: it is also home to firms such as Go-Ahead Group. Property agent Chapman Petrie advised the buyer and Knight Frank acted for the seller, Aviva Investors. The purchase comes despite some fears that Brexit could make London commercial … [Read more...] about Conservatives’ Matthew Parker Street HQ sold in £51.5 million deal
Norwich Conservative candidate found guilty of election fraud
PUBLISHED: 12:15 05 April 2019 | UPDATED: 12:15 05 April 2019 Former Norwich Conservative candidate Alex Jackson-Dennis has been charged with election fraud. Picture: Archant Library Conservative Party A former Conservative Norwich City Council election candidate has been fined £300 after he admitted three counts of election fraud. Alex Jackson-Dennis, 22, of Hilary Avenue in Norwich, was the Conservative agent for Tory candidates in last May’s Norwich City Council elections.But he was up at Norwich Magistrates Court today, where he admitted three counts of election fraud - causing or permitting a false signature on nomination papers.The court heard that Jackson-Dennis had only taken over the role of election agent in March last year and was “inexperienced”.Prosecutor Natalie Dawson said the role of election agent required him to collect eight signatures, along with a proposer and seconder, for each of the Conservative candidates in the City Hall elections.In … [Read more...] about Norwich Conservative candidate found guilty of election fraud
‘The Conservative Party is likely to split any day’
This week saw the dramatic resignation of Conservative MP Nick Boles, one of the architects of the indicative votes plan, after MPs once again voted down all available options during the latest round of votes. Visibly close to tears, Mr Boles blamed his party’s “lack of compromise” for his decision to resign the Tory whip. Telegraph readers, however, did not echo calls from MPs present pleading for Mr Boles to reconsider. Theresa May’s decision to hold cross-party talks with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn also drew the ire of Telegraph readers, as well as members of her own party - two of whom resigned in protest. Telegraph readers took to the comments section to debate what the latest attempt to... To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles Subscriber-only events Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per week Try Premium Access one Premium article per week … [Read more...] about ‘The Conservative Party is likely to split any day’