Parliamentary by-election in Brecon and Radnorshire is on
The recall petition in Brecon and Radnorshire has been successful, triggering a Parliamentary by-election. … Read the full post »
MPs’ expenses
Read my posts about MPs’ expenses, and in particular the scandal over expense claims which broke during the 2005-10 Parliament.
Conservative MP fined £1,500 for false expense claim
Conservative MP Chris Davies has been fined and given community service after being found guilty of expense claims abuse. … Read the full post »
Odds sharply improve of next Parliamentary by-election being in a former Lib Dem constituency
Whilst we wait to find out if there will be a Parliamentary by-election in Peterborough, and with one definitely on the way in Newport West following the sad death of Paul Flynn, there is also now the chance of one in Brecon and Radnorshire. … Read the full post »
Three Yorkshire Labour MPs investigated by police over election expenses
Three MPs in South Yorkshire are being investigated by police over alleged electoral expenses fraud. … Read the full post »
Tom Watson, Andy Burnham, Patrick McLoughlin and the embarrassing vote on MPs’ expenses
Until reading Norman Baker’s new book I’d forgotten who some of the opponents of opening up MPs expenses to freedom of information requests had been. … Read the full post »
George Galloway reported to police over Parliamentary expenses
A complaint against former Respect MP George Galloway over his use of parliamentary funds has been referred to the police, the parliamentary standards watchdog has confirmed. … Read the full post »
If MPs have good defences, they shouldn’t keep them secret
MPs accused of abusing expense rules? Check. Speaker trying to keep key information secret? Check. Daily Telegraph spilling the beans? Check. … Read the full post »
MPs and expenses: return to an unwelcome past
Security and safety for MPs is important – and after the last fuss there was a change in the law to let MPs and candidates keep their home addresses secret on public election paperwork. … Read the full post »
Do CCHQ staff have to bring their own toilet paper in to work?
I only ask, you see, because earlier today the Conservative Party’s press team decided to highlight the fact that a Labour MP, Chuka Umunna, claimed £43.12 for “soap, toilet roll etc”. … Read the full post »
Press Complaints Commission upholds complaint over reporting of an MP’s expenses
Here’s the main part of the ruling against the East Kilbride News: The complaint was made by the MP for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow, Michael McCann. The article related to his Parliamentary expenses, which had been published following the release of the figures by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA). Mr McCann argued that … Read the full post »