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MPs await expenses reform plans
London :: United Kingdom | 21 days ago
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Sir Christopher Kelly is believed to want to end claims for mortgage payments, employing relatives and "golden goodbyes" for retiring MPs. His findings, to be announced at 1000 GMT, follow a tumultuous year in which expenses have been heavily criticised.
Tags: Sir Christopher Kelly, capital gain, Britain, kelly report, Parliament, family members, lawmakers face, expenses claims
HMRC investigates taxes of 27 MPs
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility The tax affairs of 27 MPs are being investigated by HM Revenue and Customs, the department has confirmed...Dave Hartness that MPs would be placed under extra scrutiny in revelations about expenses claims...She added: "An inquiry does not necessarily mean...
Tags: expenses claims, HM Revenue and Customs, Parliamentary, tax office, tax laws, tax affairs, Daily Telegraph
MP points at House officials over expenses
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility A Conservative frontbencher has called for senior Commons officials to be cross-examined over accusations that they failed to check MPs' expenses claims properly. Amid a growing backlash among MPs over the role of parliamentary managers in signing off...
Tags: Thomas Legg, sir thomas, Gordon Brown, expenses claims, Mr Brown, House of Commons
'Errors' in MP expenses letters
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility It comes amidst continuing anger over requests for repayments made by Sir Thomas Legg. Sir Thomas is the former civil servant who has carried out an independent audit for the House of Commons. The atmosphere in the Commons is said to be worse than when...
Tags: Thomas Legg, expenses claims, Watford MP Claire Ward, civil servant, Labour Party
Cameron warns Tory MPs over expenses
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility Tory leader David Cameron warned his own MPs they faced being barred from standing as Conservatives if they failed to pay back money demanded in the final determination of a review of expense claims. Mr Cameron said "everyone" had to abide by the eventual...
Tags: David Cameron, Gordon Brown, tory mps, Thomas Legg, sir thomas, Mr Brown, expenses claims, Tory, expenses rules, British Conservative Party
Brown urges angry MPs to pay up
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility Hundreds of MPs have had their expenses claims for the last five years reassessed by Sir Thomas Legg. Many backbenchers are livid, saying they must now repay claims that were fully approved by Commons officials. Sir Thomas was asked to look at every expenses...
Tags: ITV, sir michael, sir thomas, Michael Bishop, Thomas Legg, expenses claims
Gordon Brown To Repay £12k Expenses Claims
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility Earlier today, the Prime Minister said all MPs must repay what they are told. Sir Thomas decided that Mr Brown has overclaimed: :: £10,716.60 for cleaning; :: £302.50 for gardening; :: £1,396 for painting and decorating. The repayment came after Sir Thomas...
Tags: Gordon Brown, Mr Brown, prime minister, Labour, Thomas Legg, minister gordon, sir thomas, received letters, expenses claims
Smith waits for expenses report
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility The investigation was carried out by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, John Lyon. The BBC understands Ms Smith will face criticism for saying that her main home was in London rather than in her Redditch constituency. But it also seems she...
Tags: Jacqui Smith, Ms Smith, smith told, Thomas Legg, House of Commons, secretary jacqui, expenses claims
PM accuses auditor of creating new expenses rules
London :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility Gordon Brown accuses auditor of creating new rules PM appears to criticise Sir Thomas Legg, but also urges MPs to comply with the former civil servant's recommendations Gordon Brown today accused Sir Thomas Legg, the auditor who has been reviewing parliamentary...
Tags: Gordon Brown, Thomas Legg, Mr. Brown, Hits Brown, Michael D. Brown, expenses claims
Expenses mole angry over Army kit
London :: United Kingdom | 2 months ago
Credibility The newspaper says staff who worked in secrecy processing the MPs' receipts were guarded by moonlighting servicemen on leave between tours. They became angry when they learned of MPs' lavish claims when soldiers had inadequate equipment, the paper says.
Tags: expenses claims, leak details, Afghanistan, Army, Britain, Iraq, armed forces
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