THERESA May is “hiding” from taking action on claims of electoral fraud against the Vote Leave Brexit campaign, according to a Glasgow MP.

Stewart McDonald, Glasgow South SNP MP had written to the Prime Minister seeking a judge led inquiry to investigate the allegations of fraud.

The Prime Minister said she has passed the question on to the Cabinet Office, leaving the MP to conclude she doesn’t want to take responsibility for initiating action.

Mr McDonald asked in a written question if the Prime Minister had plans to “set up a judge led inquiry to investigate alleged fraud in the EU referendum”.

The reply that came back was to say the question had been passed over to the Cabinet Office for answering instead.

Vote Leave dropped an appeal against a £61,000 fine from the Electoral Commission for electoral offences   involving breaching spending limits during the 2016 campaign.

Mr McDonald said: “Given the electoral offences that hang over the Leave campaign, it is only right that we ask the Prime Minister to – at the very least - set up a judge-led public inquiry on the process and outcome of the 2016 EU referendum.

“However, it appears she doesn’t want to be the one to answer that question and is clearly hiding behind her Cabinet colleagues by shuffling my question over to the Cabinet Office instead.”

He said the allegations raised questions for the legitimacy of the result.

Mr McDonald added: “It is crucial to determine whether this Government is proceeding on the basis of a fraudulent campaign and a fraudulent result, which can only be resolved by revoking Article 50 and ensuring those who took part in this alleged fraud are held to account.”