Tories preparing for TWO General Elections in 2015 amid fears they will not win a majority Dec 19, 2014 22:44 By Ben Glaze The party doesn’t want another coalition and has launched extra fundraising to prepare for a second election next year 640 Shares Share Tweet +1 Email David Cameron: Preparing for two elections There could be two general elections in 2015 according to Tories planning for not winning a majority in May. The party doesn’t want another coalition and a source admitted: “Extra fundraising is under way.” Conservatives fear they will again fail to win outright - meaning it will be 23 years since they last secured a majority at a General Election. Meanwhile, it was revealed the Tories accepted a £75,000 donation from tycoon Mike Lynch, who is being probed for alleged fraud against tech giant Hewlett-Packard. Labour’s Jon Ashworth said: “We need to know what detail was sought in advance.” Mike Lynch donated the cash in July, according to Electoral Commission figures. Who will YOU vote for in next years general election? 31% Labour 5% Conservatives 1% Liberal Democrats 47% UKIP 11% The Green Party 4% I wont be voting < 1% Other Share the vote Facebook Twitter Google+ But he is accused of a “massive” £3.2billion fraud against Hewlett Packard by overvaluing a firm he ran, The Independent reported. He sold his company Autonomy to the American computer giant three years ago, but HP claimed it lost billions of pounds on the deal. Mr Lynch is now under investigation by Britain’s Serious Fraud Office and the US Justice Department. Labour Shadow Cabinet Office Minister Jon Ashworth said: “We need to know what detail was sought by the Tories in advance of this donation being accepted and whether this funding is contingent on the SFO investigation.” A Conservative spokesman said: “All donations to the Conservative Party are fully permissible and transparently declared to the Electoral Commission and published on their website.”
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