HUFFINGTONPOST - The British National Party's candidate for mayor of Liverpool has been arrested on suspicion faking signatures on his nomination papers.

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2. HUFFINGTONPOST - The British National Party's
candidate for mayor of Liverpool has been arrested on
suspicion faking signatures on his nomination papers.
Mike Whitby, who is on Thursday's ballot paper for the
directly-elected post, was held by police at his home in north
Wales on Monday.
Detectives arrived at the house at 7.30am but the candidate
refused to co-operate and officer were unable to detain him
until around six hours later, the Press Association reported.

3. Merseyside Police said he remains in custody being
questioned over alleged electoral fraud by making
false statements and faking signatures on nomination
election papers.
Detective Superintendent Martin Andrew, of
Merseyside Police, said: "Following an allegation that
nomination forms for the mayoral elections had
been fraudulently filled in, a police investigation was
launched.
"Officers conducted extensive inquiries in the
Wavertree area of Liverpool over the weekend and
interviewed a significant number of people.

4. "Following those inquiries and after taking advice
from the Crown Prosecution Service, Merseyside
police officers attended an address in the Wrexham
area of North Wales at 7.30am today to speak to the
homeowner about the allegations.
"My officers made repeated attempts to speak to the
occupant and, at around 1.30pm today, they
arrested a 59-year-old man on suspicion of making
false statements and faking signatures on nomination
election papers - an offence under Section 65A of
the Representation of the People Act.

5. "The man was taken to a police station in Wrexham
where he was interviewed about the allegations.
"He currently remains in police custody."
The complaint was made to Merseyside Police following
an investigation by the Liverpool Echo which reported
alleged irregularities in Mr Whitby's nomination papers.
A BNP spokesman said Whitby denies the allegations
and stands by the names on his nomination form.

6. He added: "Mike and his wife went to every single one of
those people and explained who he was and what he stands
for.
"What we have here is a newspaper trying to scupper an
election campaign."
There are a total of 12 candidates for mayor in Liverpool this
Thursday, including Labour leader Joe Anderson and Liberal
Democrat Richard Kemp.
Tony Caldeira is the Conservative candidate. Steve Radford
from the Liberal Party and John Coyne for the Green Party
are also standing.