Tory leader David Cameron has said his MP's must pay back expenses
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Health Minister Phil Hope is to repay £41,709 from taxpayers for his second home
The Corby MP used the £41,709 from the taxpayers to furnish his second home, a ‘modest’ flat in South London. Items bought for the flat included a new kitchen, seven doors, wooden flooring, bedroom furniture and a £120 barbecue. Although the claims were within the rules for expenses, he says he’s repaying the money to restore voters faith in him, saying the stories about his expenses had caused a “massive blow” to his integrity.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Tory leader David Cameron clashed over MP’s expenses, as Mr Cameron says looking back on whether past rules were followed would not restore public trust.
The Tory leader has said his MPs must pay back excessive claims or face the sack. He has also called for the scrapping of the £10,000 yearly communications allowance given to MPs “so we can tell our constituents what a wonderful job we are doing”.
Mr Hope’s Labour colleague, Communities Secretary Hazel Blears has also given a cheque for £13,000, which she said was for avoided tax on the sale of a flat in South London.
Labour MP for Luton, Margaret Moran is to pay back £22,500 she spent on treating a property in Southampton for dry rot.
COMMENTS
miss karen campbell
2009 05 14
i totally beleive that every mp who has abused this system,should pay back this money,its tax payers money,these are people who we trust to run our country,do they not see that they are in the wrong,they are thiefs,if it was one of us we would be jailed,and be done for fraud,and have a criminal record,no wonder our country is in a mess,its time for us tax payers to have a say (who should stay or goes)then maybe our country can move on,and hopefully things will improve in this country,i bear to think how much money has been claimed by these so called mps,as i have all was said its corrupt its wrong its now for the tax payers to have a say,roll on the election,sooner than later we hope.
I agree Karen! Their behaviour is shocking and they should be properly punished. I can’t believe they’ve got away with it this long. Can you believe that we’ve been paying for the upkeep of their lives??
Thomas Sheldon
2009 05 15
I think everyone fiddles their expenses to some extent, i don’t know why everyone is so appalled that they are normal human beings who have done what we all do. It’s a fact of life that the higher up you get, the more perks you get, and I think MP’s deserve some compensation for the stressful lives they lead.
I’m in the market for some new bedroom furniture. I’m not necessarily in a hurry to get it, but I am curious about how long I can expect the process to take. I plan on buying from a showroom type furniture.hillsdale bed
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