Trial for ‘expenses fiddling’ Tory MP

A Tory MP accused of fiddling his expenses during the 2015 general election campaign is set to stand trial next May. Craig Mackinlay, 50 and his team allegedly failed to declare expenses during the party’s 2015 campaign to win the seat when he beat then Ukip leader Nigel Farage. Mackinlay secured a majority of just over 2,800 in South Thanet, Kent, beating Farage, following a tense campaign with 38% of the vote. But he and his team allegedly did not…