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[JohnM]

The dogs, the dogs, they're at it again!

MP pockets £19,000 a year renting taxpayer-funded second home to fellow MP while she claims expenses for a third property

Liam Fox, the former defence secretary, Chris Bryant, the shadow immigration minister, and former defence ministers Peter Luff and Nick Harvey, as well as David Amess, a Tory MP.

see Guardian, Telegraph and Mail

Edited by JohnM, 19 October 2012 - 08:16 AM.

[Griff9of13]

The Torygraph as well, although they don't limit themselves to taking a party political line, naming tories as well.

As fleetstreetfox puts it, they never seem to learn.

[markleeds]

Why don't they just take control of the flats built for the Olympics and make MPs live in those?

[T-Dub]

Why don't they just take control of the flats built for the Olympics and make MPs live in those?

I suggested that to my MP several months ago
He didnt seem too keen

[longboard]

The dogs, the dogs, they're at it again!

MP pockets £19,000 a year renting taxpayer-funded second home to fellow MP while she claims expenses for a third property

Liam Fox, the former defence secretary, Chris Bryant, the shadow immigration minister, and former defence ministers Peter Luff and Nick Harvey, as well as David Amess, a Tory MP.

see Guardian, Telegraphand Mail

Good to see the spirit of enterprise is alive in the House of Commons.

[RidingPie]

nowt like transparency in a democracy!

[JohnM]

..and this is nothing like transparency. Still, when Levison recommendations become law......

[John Drake]

..and this is nothing like transparency. Still, when Levison recommendations become law......

... it'll mean the national press can devote more time and effort to genuine public interest stories like this rather than looking up celebrities skirts...? We can but hope.

[JohnM]

I think we may need more than hope. Any money that any Levison legislation will protect our noble MPs?