Title: Mp expenses
1Mp expenses
Barbara Follett claimed more than 25,000 for
security patrols at her home. She and others
named, such as Labour minister Phil Hope and Tory
MP Greg Barker, say they have not broken rules.
David Davis, the former shadow home secretary,
who grew up on a council estate, spent more than
10,000 of taxpayers money on home improvements
in four years.
2Douglas Hogg, a former Conservative Cabinet
minister, included with his expenses claims the
cost of having the moat cleared, piano tuned and
stable lights fixed at his country manor house.
James Arbuthnot MP claimed from the public
finances for cleaning his swimming pool at a
country residence
David Heathcoat-Amorys gardener used hundreds of
sacks of horse manure and the MP submitted the
receipts to Parliament.
3Lord Tebbit has urged Conservative supporters not
to vote for the party in next month's European
elections after the scandal surrounding MPs'
expenses
Tories who have broken the rules on expenses
could be sacked, David Cameron has suggested.
Further evidence that MPs pressured House of
Commons officials to approve their claims for
second home expenses has emerged
Tories who have broken the rules on expenses
could be sacked, David Cameron has suggested.
Further evidence that MPs pressured House of
Commons officials to approve their claims for
second home expenses has emerged.
4Kenneth Clarke has managed to avoid paying the
full rate of council tax on either of his two
homes - by effectively claiming that neither is
his main residence.The Labour MP has agreed to
pay back the 22,500 she received to treat dry
rot in a property she shared with her partner in
Southampton.
David Heathcoat-Amorys gardener used hundreds of
sacks of hoars crap and the MP submitted the
receipts to Parliament.
Michael Martin, the Speaker of the House of
Commons, faces a "no confidence" motion after
clashing with MPs during a dramatic late night
debate over expenses.
5Tories who have broken the rules on expenses
could be sacked, David Cameron has suggested.
Further evidence that MPs pressured House of
Commons officials to approve their claims for
second home expenses has emerged.
Michael Martin, the Speaker of the House of
Commons, faces a "no confidence" motion after
clashing with MPs during a dramatic late night
debate over expenses.
Kenneth Clarke has managed to avoid paying the
full rate of council tax on either of his two
homes - by effectively claiming that neither is
his main residence.The Labour MP has agreed to
pay back the 22,500 she received to treat dry
rot in a property she shared with her partner in
Southampton.