Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Sunday 22 Mar 2015

1. DID TORY CONSPIRE WITH THE EDL?

A Tory election candidate has been suspended over allegations he schemed with the far-right English Defence League to gain votes. According to the Mail on Sunday, Afzal Amin tried to persuade the EDL to announce a march against a new "mega-mosque" in the marginal seat of Dudley North, so he could get the march scrapped and get credit. Amin denies the allegation.

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