UK police said they are assessing two allegations of electoral fraud, following accusations the Conservative party offered key Brexit Party members seats in the House of Lords if they do not stand in December’s general election
, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said top Tory officials tried to get Brexit Party candidates to withdraw from standing in the election by offering spots in the parliament’s upper house.to request that the “exceptionally serious allegations” be investigated as a matter of urgency.from Brexit Party MEP Ann Widdecombe that the Tories offered her a role in future Brexit negotiations if she declined to run.
. Amid concerns the Brexit Party could split the pro-Brexit vote in some districts, reducing the likelihood of a Conservative victory, Farage agreed not to have Brexit Party candidates compete in districts the Tories won in 2017. However, he’s since accused Downing Street of going behind his back to pressure other officials to stand down.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged there might have been conversations among the party leaders but has denied that seats in the House of Lords had been offered —
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