An £1,800 fine imposed on a Tory dark money trust is "derisory" and "an advert to break the rules", say politicians and campaigners.
A "dark money" trust that gave £364,000 to the Scottish Conservatives has been fined £1,800 by the UK Electoral Commission for failing to properly report donations.
Ferret Fact Service looks at a viral claim about Labour MPs not respecting the wishes of their Leave-voting constituents.
With the prospect of a general election looming, the Electoral Commission has been criticised for taking more than 14 months to investigate an opaque funder linked to the Scottish Conservatives.
Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack registered £70,000 worth of shareholdings two years ago in a private equity group linked to weapons makers.
Twenty politicians and political advisers in Scotland have left to work as professional lobbyists trying to influence their former colleagues.
The City of Edinburgh Council has admitted that it has not made money from film companies for street closures despite the disruption they cause.
A hotel developer backed by the rural economy minister, Fergus Ewing, has been forced to restore an ancient pinewood illegally felled in the Cairngorms national park.
Arms firms due to attend a trade event dubbed a “festival of violence” gave MP's more than £60,000 in donations.
