Tower Hamlets: police say insufficient evidence to prosecute over mayoral election

Met police conclude year-long inquiry after Lutfur Rahman found guilty by electoral court Scotland Yard has concluded there is insufficient evidence to prosecute any individual following a lengthy investigation into electoral fraud and malpractice concerning the 2014 Tower Hamlets mayoral election. Lutfur Rahman, the former mayor of the east London borough, was forced to step down after an election court found him guilty of a litany of corrupt and illegal practices, but he has faced no criminal ...