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Sarah Teather cleared, mystery of forged letters remains
The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner has cleared Sarah Teather of allegations that she broke Parliamentary expense rules. You may remember those claims being enthusiastically hawked around by Tory Bear and others as if they were copper-bottomed fact; actually their claims were more like a rusty colander.
As the local newspaper reports of the Commissioner:
He discontinued the inquiry because [...]
Will £66,000 expenses claim sink Dawn Butler?
So asks Ross Lydall over in the Evening Standard:
How many voters are ready to turn against their MP over the expenses scandal? A fascinating battle in a hotly-contested north London constituency looks set to provide some answers.
On one side is Labour whip Dawn Butler. On the other is Lib-Dem MP Sarah Teather. They have been [...]
Good news from Brent as Labour agree to stop Sarah Teather smears
Sarah Teather and the Liberal Democrats have been taking legal action against Brent Central Labour Party following the appearance of a leaflet that falsely accused Sarah of receiving funding from questionable sources. When asked about the leaflet by one of the local newspapers, Labour MP Dawn Butler stood by its contents.
But in the face of [...]
Dawn Butler does it again
Another one for the “how not to handle the media” file courtesy of Brent Labour MP Dawn Butler (she of the unhappy letter and the disappearing statement, not to mention the numerous expense issues):
AN ELEVENTH hour climb down saw one of the borough’s MPs back out of a face-to-face parliamentary briefing to explain expenses claims.
Dawn [...]
Dawn Butler’s whirlpool bath
When blogging earlier today about how Labour MP Dawn Butler was one of those who blocked reforms to MPs’ expenses last year it crosseed my mind to make a satirical comment. Good thing I didn’t try really, as it would have been topped straight away by the latest Daily Telegraph revelation - that she claimed [...]
Dawn Butler’s voting record #MPexpenses
Brent South Labour MP Dawn Butler has been under fire over her expense claims, as previously covered on this site (including a link to the fun BBC report timing the travel distance from her two homes). Her local newspaper recently reported:
MPs in Brent are facing heavy criticism over alleged expense claims.
and went on to cover [...]
Dawn Butler under fire for not turning up to Parliamentary committee meetings
The Times today carries an interesting piece about the very low attendance rate at select committee meetings from some MPs. Select committees, and their reports, can be very influential, and particularly for those MPs who are not ministers or in the top media starts of other parties, select committee work is often the most effective [...]
Is Dawn Butler panicking?
Following the news about Dawn Butler’s controversial expense claims, including a rather daming BBC report, a statement briefly appeared on her website which has now been pulled. Doubtless due to the poor quality writing. But it does all rather have the whiff of panic about it don’t you think?
Dawn Butler has been a very, very naughty girl
Good thing us dogs don’t have to pay taxes, otherwise I’d have been unhappy with how Dawn Butler has been spending taxpayer money.
Dawn Butler MP under fire over her expense claims
Dawn Butler, Labour MP for Brent South, is in the news today for her second home expense claims. The logic of the second homes allowances is that if you are an MP who has a constituency a long way from London then you need to have two homes, one for Parliament and one for the [...]
