Tories spent £18.5m on disastrous 2017 general election campaign

Electoral Commission data shows party spent £2.1m on Facebook advertising aloneThe Conservatives spent more than £18.5m while losing their majority at last year’s general election, against £11m of spending by Labour and £6.8m by the Liberal Democrats, newly released figures have shown.The Electoral Commission data, which covers the 12 months prior to the election on 8 June, also showed the increasing role of social media in campaigning, with the Conservatives spending about £2.1m on Facebook advertising alone. Continue reading…
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