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Still, the case will be challenging for the FTC to win, said Jennifer Huddleston, a senior fellow for technology policy at the libertarian think tank Cato Institute.

Earlier, Conservative MP and party co-chairman Nigel Huddleston told the BBC council tax reform was an area of "major concern" for future policy.

Ahead of local election campaigns getting under way, Huddleston managed expectations, saying: "We are under no illusions that this set of elections will be difficult, but we will be fighting."

The party is undertaking a review of its policies and Huddleston said the Conservatives would "look at every single area of government".

Conservative co-chairman Nigel Huddleston called on Amesbury to "do the right thing and resign", adding that constituents "deserve an MP who is able to stand up for them in Parliament".