Political Parties and Elections Bill

But does my noble friend not accept that, under the new arrangements, it will be possible for someone to describe themselves as the candidate for Parliament for a particular party within a month of a general election and then spend £100,000 per annum in that constituency with a view to winning the seat at the next general election for the first 55 months or up to the point of dissolution, if that comes earlier? It is absolutely outrageous for a Labour Government to allow that to happen.