RachelGorman published Conservatives deny overspend at Newark by-election

Newark MP Robert Jenrick has denied his party broke election budget rules after allegedly spending more than £10,000 on hotel rooms for the Conservatives campaigners.A Channel 4 News investigation claimed it had seen undisclosed receipts for staff staying in the town during the 2014 by-election - which if declared would have taken the party over the legal spend limit by nearly £7,000.By-election campaign spending is capped at £100,000 per party to ensure fairness between richer