Question

To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what is the status of the Electoral Commission’s investigation into donations connected to a 2024 party leadership campaign, and what communications has the Electoral Commission had with the Metropolitan Police.

The Electoral Commission investigated donations connected to a 2024 leadership campaign. Evidence of potential offences outside its remit were referred to the Metropolitan Police Service on 6 January, and the Commission’s investigation is paused.