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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Ben Quinn

Conservative leadership race spending cap raised to £400,000

Composite image of Tom Tugendhat, James Cleverly, Mel Stride and Robert Jenrick.
The four Tory leadership candidates so far are (L-R) Tom Tugendhat, James Cleverly, Mel Stride and Robert Jenrick. Composite: Rex/Shutterstock, Getty, AP

The Conservatives have set the spending limit in their leadership contest at £400,000, as the beaten and skint opposition party tries to use the race to cover costs.

Robert Jenrick, a frontrunner who has been preparing for the contest for some time, had pressed for a higher cap. The £400,000 limit is £100,000 more than it was in the last contest, two years ago.

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