Swinson faces election expenses complaint
POLICE have received a complaint about Lib Dem deputy leader Jo Swinson’s election expenses.
It’s understood the East Dunbartonshire MP was reported by one of her constituents.
Police confirmed they have received an initial complaint and the force are looking into the circumstances.
Swinson regained the seat from the SNP in June’s snap general election after previously representing the area between 2005 and 2015.
The constituency was one of the Lib Dems’ top targets in Scotland.
A spokesman for the party said: “All expenditure in this election was apportioned correctly and clearly identified in our election return, which is a matter of public record.”
Police last year probed claims regarding Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton’s expenses from the 2016 Holyrood election, when he beat the SNP in Edinburgh Western. The Crown Office later confirmed that he would not be prosecuted.
The Lib Dem spokesman added: “As in Edinburgh Western, we have full confidence that there is no substance to this complaint.
“We make no apology for fighting as hard as we could to stop the SNP in their tracks.
“This is a classic SNP tactic when they have lost an election. Last year, they wasted 13 months of police time with their complaint about the election in Edinburgh Western.”