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THE Electoral Commission “misinterpreted” the definition of legitimate expenses during the EU referendum in favour of Vote Leave, the High Court ruled yesterday.
The Good Law Project (GLP) brought a judicial review over election spending by the pro-Brexit campaign group in the run-up to the June 2016 vote.
Mr Justice Leggatt found the Electoral Commission “interpreted the definition in a way that is inconsistent with both the language and the purpose of the legislation” on referendum spending.
It is rather strange that Labour continues to give prestigious roles to inappropriate, controversy-mired businessmen who are also major Tory donors. What could Labour possibly be hoping to get out of it, asks SOLOMON HUGHES
Former judge ANSELM ELDERGILL examines the details and controversy of Lucy Letby’s trial and appeal in the context of famous historical wrongful convictions that prove both the justice system and legal activists make errors
