What assessment has the Government made of the case for increasing the maximum limit for Party-political spending at general elections?
None of the last five Governments has seen fit to increase these spending limits for political parties, so I wonder what was different about this Government? In the last five elections, only one party, the Conservative Party has come close to spending towards the election expense limit. So why does it now have to be increased by 80%? Which party will benefit? Boris Johnson managed to win the last general election spending £16 million, so why do this Government seem to think that they need to spend up to £36 million to try to be re-elected? What will their donors expect in return for this cash?