Crewe & Nantwich MP Connor Naismith has hit back at claims he is one of more than 20 Labour MPs who should be investigated over an election expense.
The Electoral Commission has been sent a list of Labour MPs in relation to the use of Labour’s national “Change” battlebus during the 2024 General Election campaign.
The Conservative Party, as reported in the Mail on Sunday, claims it has sent a dossier to the Electoral Commission identifying 24 MPs who were visited by the bus but did not itemise it as an expense.
The battlebus was headed by leading Labour figures including Keir Starmer, Angela Rayner, Lisa Nandy and Annaliese Dodds.
It visited the Crewe & Nantwich constituency with Sir Keir Starmer on board on June 13 last year (pictured).
Kevin Hollinrake, Shadow Secretary of State for Local Government, said: “In tight races across the country, Labour MPs have benefitted from Labour’s battlebus without declaring it.
“Cabinet Ministers are involved, who must know better.
“The Labour party must now come clean about the true extent of this abuse. Even with this damning evidence, this is the beginning not the end. There are serious questions to answer.
“The Electoral Commission should undertake a forensic investigation working alongside the police.”
But Mr Naismith said the party was confident all declarations have been made properly.
A spokesperson for Connor Naismith told Nantwich News: “All necessary declarations have been made in line with the rules, including with regards to the “Change” battlebus.”
Absolute disgrace of a Council CEC. What I truly want to say about CEC wouldn’t be published. That ‘Fix my Street’ system, doesn’t get the jobs done – you report them and that’s all. Labour is a totally worthless body – definitely not for the working people and definitely not for ALL pensioners – second class tiering system going on with Labour. Don’t get me started on Rachel Thieves stating In her Spring Statement, promised that the average household would be “over £500 a year better off” under Labour – even after inflation. Jeffing hell, my pension will increase after 5th, but with all the other bills going up, and paying additional tax on the total pensions, I’m at a deficit and WONT be £500 better off, and actually don’t even come near the minimum wage. Logan’s Run.
Lets be honest, our MP is a former Cheshire East Councillor. That tells any one with any common sense all they need to know. A council which has allowed its Directors, Senior Executive to waste millions of pounds of tax payers money. From Car Parks to Consultants for HS2 and of course the purchase of many surplus mobile phones.
The lack of financial prudence is beyond belief. As one friend of mind said to me, a former district councillor, if I ran my business like this local authority I would be bankrupt.
It says it all really.
Any allegation of a potential breach of electoral rules, should be investigated independently without fear or favour..
That is fundamental in a democracy.
Councillors, Directors, and Senior Managers should be held responsible and accountable for their failures to the tax payer.
Sadly they won’t, that because these people have a non stick finish and nothing sticks to them.
Another point to raise here (the tories raised it last time) is that the Battle Bus expenses come from Cental Party and are NOT an expense for the local MP to declare. So long as Central Party has declared then there is no case to answer. Just sore (and deserved) losers
You know its not Connor that goes around filling in pot holes don’t you?
If a pot hole is NOT reported to Cheshire East (not the town council) then highways can’t fix them.
It is CE Highways responsibility to fix pot holes. So speak to them.
I assume this shadow minister Hollinrake (who?) has produced a similar list for the Tories as well? Then the LibDems, Reform etc? Maybe he’s forgotten Boris’s bus stunts….. I hope the Electoral Commission just tell him to grow up.
What does he actually do, ??
Still Pot hole borough, Prices on Car parks going up??
Please Connor, Enlighten us?
The phrase – people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones – springs to mind.