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Cameron accused of buying election with rules trickery
Tory PM David Cameron was accused yesterday of trying to buy the general election by busting spending limits by more than £6 million.
His government has raised the campaign spending ceiling by £6.2 million — double the figure recommended by the Electoral Commission — to £32.7 million.
The changes to election spending law were quietly slipped through Parliament without any scrutiny from MPs or peers.
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