Caption competition: What do you think David Cameron is saying here? I will only accept clean or inventive answers, so the correct answer will probably be binned.

The chair of the Calderdale Conservatives Association has resigned after growing internal controversy over its accounts being submitted to the Electoral Commission.

A sourced leaked the resignation emails to Political Scrapbook this morning.

In an email sent yesterday afternoon by Charles Moran, ex-chair of the CVCA, said he was resigning after a “breakdown in relations” with the MP and two officers of the Association.

But the main reason for his resignation seems to be launch of a criminal investigation into financial irregularities at the Association.

An email from Councillor Rob Holden, Deputy Chair of the Calder Valley Conservatives, leaked to Political Scrapbook, says that West Yorkshire police seized the accounts in connection with their enquiries.

West Yorkshire Police released a statement to Political Scrapbook this afternoon:

Police in Calderdale have been made aware of an allegation of financial irregularity.  A criminal investigation has now been launched to examine this allegation, and is its early stages.

In a phone conversation with Political Scrapbook this afternoon, deputy chair cllr Rob Holden confirmed the resignation and the email. He added:

All I can say right now is that West Yorkshire police have mine and the Association’s full cooperation.

The blog Impolite Conversation claims that Craig Whittaker MP’s office is to be investigated next, but we could not confirm that.

Source: Leaked emails: West Yorkshire police ‘seize’ accounts of local Tories over election expenses | Political Scrapbook

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