My hon. Friend is making a fantastic speech. On extending the Electoral Commission’s powers, it has previously said that it does not have enough powers to keep the major parties in check and that overspending and breaches of electoral law have become business as usual, because it cannot fine them enough. Is this not all about taking further control rather than accepting open elections?
Elections Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Alan Brown
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 7 September 2021.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Elections Bill.
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