The Tories say they have obtained private legal advice to Morgan McSweeney (pictured), which points to a deliberate attempt to mislead the Electoral Commission.

The Tories say they have obtained private legal advice to Morgan McSweeney (pictured), which points to a deliberate attempt to mislead the Electoral Commission.

The Tories said the PM may have broken the MPs' code of conduct by failing to declare past support from the Labour Together think-tank, previously run by his chief of staff…

PM accused of failing to declare ‘hundreds of thousands of pounds on polling’ during leadership campaign

The crisis engulfing Morgan McSweeney deepened after the email shed new light on a episode in which his think-tank was fined for breaches of electoral law involving donations.

Starmer’s chief of staff used ‘false excuse’ for failing to declare donations to his former thinktank, Conservatives claim