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1517:, intended to manage Members' expenses at an "arm's length" from the House, ending the historical self-policing by MPs of their expenses. The IPSA will be responsible for: paying MPs' annual salaries; drawing up, reviewing, and administering an MPs' allowances scheme; providing MPs with publicly available information relating to taxation issues; preparing the MPs' code of conduct relating to financial interests; and determining the procedures for investigations and complaints relating to MPs. Henceforth, there will therefore be two codes of conduct for MPs to follow: a non-statutory code drawn up by the House of Commons itself; and a statutory code drawn up by the IPSA. The IPSA will take over some of the functions previously undertaken by the Fees Office. It will not, however, determine the level of MPs' pay. That will remain a matter for the Senior Salaries Review Body which annually informs the Speaker of the House of Commons of the percentage increase to be awarded to MPs. 1856:(Labour). On 6 September 2011 the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced that Moran would face 21 criminal charges 15 of false accounting and six charges of forgery. She was summoned to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 19 September 2011 where she was reported to have wept throughout the hearing. Moran was sent to Southwark Crown Court for trial on 30 October 2011. She failed to appear and a 'not guilty' plea was entered by default in her absence. A date for the trial of an issue was set for 18 April with a directions hearing set for 15 December. On 15 December 2011 Mr Justice Saunders was informed that psychiatrists considered Moran unfit to plead with the defence contending that the trial should therefore not proceed. In April 2012, after receiving evidence from a number of psychiatrists, the judge determined that Moran was not 33: 134: 1860:. On 13 November 2012 a jury found her guilty of the acts alleged. In December, she was sentenced to a two-year supervision and treatment order, the judge commenting that although some might feel she had "got away with it", the court had acted "in accordance with the law of the land and on the basis of the evidence that it hears". Her false claims totalled more than £53,000, the largest fraud of any MP in the expenses scandal. 1044:, followed after he was pressured to step down for approving the allowances system that MPs have manipulated with questionable claims of expenses. The pressure and viable threats of a proposed vote of no confidence in Martin ultimately forced his resignation. Michael Martin's response to the handling of the expense crisis was not well received by the majority of the House. He attacked MPs in Parliament who defended 75:(MPs) aroused widespread anger among the UK public and resulted in a large number of resignations, sackings, de-selections and retirement announcements together with public apologies and the repayment of expenses. Several members, and former members, of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords were prosecuted and sentenced to terms of imprisonment. 1808:(Labour) appealed along with Jim Devine and Elliot Morley to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom that his actions were protected by parliamentary privilege. The Supreme Court ruled against them and he subsequently pleaded guilty to charges of false accounting a total of £18,350, and was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment. 437:: the Green Book rule that MPs could not claim for repairs 'beyond making good dilapidations' was not enforced and consequently MPs were able to add significantly to the value of a property. By implication some 'second homes' were effectively businesses (not homes) since they were renovated on expenses and then rapidly sold. 90:(England and Wales) ruled in favour of releasing the information. In April 2009 the House of Commons authorities announced that publication of expenses, with certain information deemed "sensitive" redacted, would be made available in July 2009. However, before this could take place the expense records and documentation were 605:, and members of both the House of Lords and the House of Commons. A number of members were expelled from their parties, or would not stand for re-election; some members repaid, in part or whole, sums they had previously claimed. Expenses claims to be repaid averaged £3,000. The highest repayment by an MP was £42,458.21 by 6622: 1640:, who chose to resign from the government just before the English county council and European elections, said that she regretted the timing of her decision. She also stated that her decision to wear a brooch with the words 'rocking the boat' on the same day as the resignation was a "stupid thing to do". Speaking to the 1206:("false accounting"), on 3 December 2010 he pleaded guilty to claiming rent for a house he in fact owned, using a fake tenancy agreement with his daughter. He was sentenced on 7 January 2011 to an 18-month jail sentence. His sentence may have been more lenient than the maximum seven years because of his guilty plea. 1223:
was deselected on 16 June following a disciplinary hearing by the Labour party "star chamber". He had been charged with two alleged offences under section 17 of the Theft Act 1968 ("false accounting"). He was duly convicted of two charges of false accounting and on 31 March 2011 was sentenced to
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out of parliamentary expenses during her early years in Parliament, between 1997 and 1998—an allegation that became known as 'Nannygate'. It was ruled that she had inadvertently 'misapplied part of parliamentary allowances', but calls for her sacking were rebutted since she might not have been aware
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warned about the potential effect of the controversy on the democratic process, and that "the continuing systematic humiliation of politicians itself threatens to carry a heavy price in terms of our ability to salvage some confidence in our democracy." On the same day writing in The Times, columnist
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to defend Michael Martin, asked Gracie how much money she earned. When she said she earned £92,000, Foulkes said: "£92,000? So you're paid nearly twice as much as an MP to come on and talk this nonsense." Gracie defended herself by saying that she paid for all of her phone calls and "understood what
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in order to force the motion through the Commons. However, opposition parties stated they would vote against the proposals, and large-scale public opposition emerged. The proposals were ultimately dropped on 21 January 2009. The Commons authorities announced that full disclosure of all MPs' expenses
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The House of Commons today asked the high court to block an "unlawfully intrusive" decision to force the publication of a detailed breakdown of MPs' expenses. The unprecedented legal challenge is against the Information Tribunal's ruling that a detailed breakdown of MPs' additional costs allowances
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MPs from all main political parties expressed their anger at Legg's decision to retroactively enforce the rules, meaning some payouts already allowed were now treated as violations. Many senior MPs questioned Legg's authority and cast doubt on the legality of his findings. It was reported that some
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An independent panel chaired by former civil servant Sir Thomas Legg was established following the row, with a remit to examine all claims relating to the second homes allowance between 2004 and 2008. The panel published its findings on 12 October as MPs returned to Westminster following the summer
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she said of the brooch "It was a brooch my husband had given me. I'd had four weeks of intense media pressure, the like of which I have never known, not just on me but on my husband, my dad, my family. At that point I'd had enough. It was a stupid thing to do but I think it was just trying to put a
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for publishing details of expenses and allowances. Martin then concluded his part in the debate over how to handle the expense scandal, by announcing that the Commons clerk had referred the matter of the leaked information to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner. Overall, Martin appeared to be more
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began publishing specific details of individual claims. Martin said that "serious change" was required in the future and that, in the present, MPs should not just work within the rules, an explanation that many accused MPs had given in their defence, but rather in "the spirit of what is right". The
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published the claims of members of the Shadow Cabinet. Cameron also admitted that the existing system "was wrong and we're sorry about it". The following day, 12 May, Cameron said that some of the claims made were "unethical and wrong", and imposed new rules on what Conservative MPs could claim for
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newspaper, which began publishing details in daily instalments from 8 May 2009. These disclosures dominated the British media for weeks. On 18 June 2009, the details of all MPs' expenses and allowance claims approved from 2004 to 2008 were published on the official Parliament website, but with some
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recalled his experiences with IPSA upon its creation: "A monthly thirty-minute chore was complicated by ISPA into endless hours of tedious frustrating trawling through a bureaucratic morass of irrational rules" and he believed, "A simple five-part claims system was atomised into a hundred headings
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The person on the end of the line told me he had a hard drive which contained details of every MP's expense claims over the past four years. Every receipt, every claim and every piece of correspondence between MPs and fees office staff was detailed—some four million separate pieces of information
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announced he would not stand for re-election. He said the strain caused by the criticism over his expenses, and the formal investigation into his claims, were the main factors behind his departure. He was subsequently barred from receiving his MP's resettlement grant, after being censured for his
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I was also being told that critical information—particularly the removal of addresses from the files—would lead to many of the scams never being publicly exposed. The ultimate source was adamant that the key thing was that both the information and the way in which it was handled should be in the
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The majority of the MPs felt Martin's defensive approach and attacks on various MPs as whistleblowers and the backbenchers was a clear indication that Martin was no longer able to lead the House with the required impartiality. MPs from his own majority party, Labour, and the minority opposition
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lease allow me to say to the men and women of the United Kingdom that we have let you down very badly indeed. We must all accept blame and, to the extent that I have contributed to the situation, I am profoundly sorry. Now, each and every Member, including myself, must work hard to regain your
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had concluded that "there is sufficient evidence to bring criminal charges and that it is in the public interest to charge the individuals concerned". All four denied wrongdoing and said they would fight the charges. A joint statement from Morley, Chaytor and Devine said "we totally refute any
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suggested cancelling MPs holidays until 'the constitutional crisis sparked by the row over expenses is resolved'. Setting out a week by week plan, Clegg made wide-ranging proposals, from placing a cap on individual donations to political parties, to replacing the House of Lords with an elected
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announced on 29 May that he would not stand for re-election, and was also barred from standing for Labour at the next general election by the NEC's "star chamber". He was charged with two alleged offences under section 17 of the Theft Act 1968 ("false accounting"). On 7 April 2011, Morley
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announced he would retire at the next general election although not because of the expenses issue (see link below). He had been claiming and had openly declared the maximum allowed for a second home allowance for a London home for four years between 2003 and 2008. His main residence was near
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on 26 May 2011. He was given a 9-month sentence which was confirmed when his appeal against the conviction and sentence failed in July 2011. As a low-risk prisoner he was released in September 2011 on home detention after serving a quarter of the sentence. After repaying the wrongly claimed
973:(UKIP), said "Local elections, the Great British public should just treat as normal" but suggested using the European election to send a message to the implicated parties. Tebbit pointed out that there were a series of smaller parties people could vote for in addition to UKIP, including the 263:
were accused in September 2007 of exploiting the Commons' allowances system in order to pay for a £655,000 house in London. The complaint, centering on the gain made by allocation of their 'second house', was dismissed since it was held the couple had acted in accordance with parliamentary
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Ultimately the media disclosure made the legal appeal moot; the appeal was finally heard at the High Court, which ruled on 16 May 2008 in favour of releasing the information. No appeal was lodged against the High Court ruling, and the requested details were made public on 23 May 2008.
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details removed, such as addresses, claims that were not approved for payment, and correspondence between MPs and the parliamentary fees office. This brought further accusations of unnecessary secrecy and allegations that this might have prevented serious abuses from being disclosed.
459:: MPs were able to designate a property as their second home with the parliamentary fees office so as to claim the cost of renovating it on expenses, but a number of MPs had concurrently described a property as their second home to claim expenses, and to the UK tax authority 109:, the panel published its findings on 12 October as MPs returned to Westminster following the summer recess. Each MP received a letter stating whether or not he or she would be required to repay any expenses claimed. Details of voluntary repayments by MPs amounting to almost 5190: 1499:
faced a police investigation for alleged fraud for claiming at least £180,000 in expenses by designating an empty flat, and previously an allegedly non-existent property as her main residence. She was suspended from the House of Lords until the end of 2012 and told to repay
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s handling, which she described as "picking off a few MPs each day, emailing at noon, giving five hours to reply, recording the conversation, not allowing them to speak, telling them they are going to publish anyway". She stated that the stress felt by some MPs was akin to
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were noted in the press. In various cases these candidates stood in recognition of the loss of public goodwill suffered by established MPs and parties, and proposed to stand on "clean slate" or anti-sleaze platforms. In the immediate aftermath of the revelations, a
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has also been implicated in this controversy, having been reported to be claiming £22,000 a year in expenses by saying that her mother's bungalow in Yorkshire is her main home, amounting to around £130,000 since 2002. She was later cleared of any wrongdoing by
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were to be prosecuted against four parliamentarians, all later jailed. On 19 May charges were brought against two more, on 13 and 14 October 2010 two more faced legal proceedings. Three peers were suspended on 18 October 2010 due to their expenses claims.
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In the aftermath of the Speaker's statement to MPs, questions were widely raised regarding Martin's future in the job, largely due to his focusing on the actual leak of information, rather than the expenses themselves, and due to his response to the
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Wick went on to explain that following legal advice and review, and soul searching over loyalties, he had felt the matter was of sufficient concern to merit publication in a 'serious newspaper', and following discussions with a number of papers, the
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came into force, allowing members of the public to request disclosure of information from public bodies. One early request came from the journalist Jon Ungoed-Thomas. Another request came from journalist and freedom of information campaigner
1670:(seen as a possible candidate for Labour leadership) stated that one response to the controversy should be a full review of the electoral and political system. He proposed as part of this, a referendum on changing the electoral system to 4575:
published an article stating that "His popularity has fallen further and faster than any prime minister since reliable polling became available nearly 80 years ago", and that his party was trailing by some 15 to 20% in opinion polls.
1819:(Labour) pleaded not guilty and was found guilty on two counts but cleared of a third (relating to £360) on 10 February 2011. He had fraudulently claimed a total of £8,385 and on 31 March 2011 was sentenced to 16 months imprisonment. 1894:(Conservative) pleaded not guilty to six charges of false accounting, but was convicted at Southwark Crown Court on 25 January 2011. His false claims amounted to £11,277 and on 31 May 2011 he was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment. 401:: the Green Book states that 'the location of your main home will normally be a matter of fact'. MPs and peers were able to ensure that their second home was the one which enabled them to claim more expenses. In at least one case ( 463:
as their primary residence in order to sell it without capital gains tax. Some also designated a property as a primary or secondary residence for tax or expenses benefits which was apparently little if at all used by them in that
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public domain and that its release was in the public interest I was assured that the data was not stolen but that it was an unregistered copy that had been produced as a result of the lax and unprofessional security procedures.
421:: MPs were able to claim for their 'second home' while they were, in fact, renting other homes out. In most cases the rented homes were 'third' properties, but in Elliott Morley's case, a second home was rented to another MP, 172:
In February 2008, after referral to an Information Tribunal, it was held that Commons authorities would release information on 14 MPs. This decision was subsequently appealed against, delaying the release of information.
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A study of the possible influence of the voting system on MPs behaviour concluded that those MPs with the safest seats were twice as likely as those with the most marginal seats to be involved in the expenses row.
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which sought to exempt MPs from the 2000 act. The House of Commons voted 96 to 25 in favour of the Exemption of the House of Commons amendment but the bill was ultimately withdrawn prior to a second reading in the
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was alleged in May 2007 to have paid his son, a student at the time, using public funds despite little evidence of his having done the work he was supposed to do. The matter was forwarded to the House of Commons'
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reported that he had claimed over £40,000 on his expenses in the form of second home costs, from 2004 to late 2009, during which time he had been renting rooms at properties owned by his long-term partner, James
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Since most claims revolved around MPs' second homes in London, a panel was established to investigate all claims relating to the "second homes" allowance between 2004 and 2008. Headed by former civil servant Sir
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In July, we would have found out the nitty gritty of MPs' claims, but we wouldn't have been given their addresses. By obtaining the information unofficially—the Commons authorities say potentially illegally—the
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was stated to have claimed for her main home by designating it as a second home, while identifying as her main home a location where she spent as little as two days a week, and despite also having access to a
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s revelations in May and June 2009 and the official publication of expenses claimed in June 2009, and during the Freedom of Information cases, there were a variety of exposés that covered the controversial
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recess, with each MP receiving a letter in which they were informed whether or not they would be required to repay any expenses they had claimed. Among those who had to repay expenses were Prime Minister
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members' claims in which it was reported that the five Sinn Féin MPs together had claimed nearly £500,000 in second home allowances, despite never taking up their seats at Westminster due to the party's
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during the cabinet reshuffle on 5 June 2009, in order for him to spend more time on European and international issues with him being considered a possible candidate as the next British member of the
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justified the publication of the information because it contended that the official information due to be released would have omitted key information about re-designating of second-home nominations.
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described the resulting controversy as "Parliament's darkest day" and a "full blown political crisis", reporting upon cross-party firings and resignations, an exodus of shamed MPs, the prospect of
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or for reimbursed expenses considered under UK tax law to be of a personal nature. As of 31 May 2009, some 40 MPs had been identified as claiming for personal expenses such as preparation of their
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party, the Conservatives, felt he had lost the confidence of the public and the House in general. Martin was the first Speaker to be forced out of the office by a motion of no confidence since
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Another Tory MP, Sir Peter Viggers, will step down at the next election after claiming £20,000 on gardening.... also said that Sir Peter, MP for Gosport, had claimed £1,645 for a duck island.
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announced that he would not stand for re-election, and was also barred from standing for Labour at the next general election. Charged with three alleged offences under section 17 of the
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that a number of MPs and their staff have been caught attempting to edit their personal Knowledge pages to remove references to their expenses claims. Knowledge staff found that a number of
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The government wants changes in place by July—the same month all MPs' expense claims, with receipts, dating back to 2004 are due to be published after a long Freedom of Information battle.
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in 1695. Despite apologising to the public on behalf of the House of Commons on 18 May, Martin announced his resignation as Speaker of the House of Commons and as Member of Parliament for
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In the United Kingdom, MPs can claim expenses, including the cost of accommodation, 'wholly, exclusively and necessarily incurred for the performance of a Member's parliamentary duties'.
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reflected that "extravagance, genuine mistake, sly acquisitiveness and outright criminal fraud are now jumbled together in the national mind as though there were no moral differences".
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role on learning of the charges on 5 February 2010. On 26 May 2011, Lord Hanningfield was found guilty on six counts, and on 1 July 2011, was sentenced to 9 months' imprisonment.
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stated there were 2 million ("two million documents in all, including copies of expense claim forms, handwritten comments scrawled in margins, even attached sticky notes").
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was the last to resign from the cabinet for expenses related issues, one year after the other cabinet resignations. A Liberal Democrat frontbencher appointed to the position of
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had been attempting to remove potentially embarrassing information surrounding MPs expenses claims from their Knowledge profiles. The article made specific allegations against
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reported that Moran would be prosecuted over her expenses. In 2012, Moran was declared unfit to stand trial due her mental health, which was profoundly affected by the scandal.
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originated from the parliamentary fees office, and had been offered to other newspaper organisations for more than £150,000. In September 2009, the assistant editor of the
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announced on 21 May 2009 that he would stand down at the next election, while maintaining that he had done nothing wrong; he said he would resign because the story in the
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charges that we have committed an offence and we will defend our position robustly", while Hanningfield said "all the claims I have ever made were made in good faith".
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were accused in June 2008 of claiming back mortgage interest on a mortgage they had fully repaid, on a flat they owned in London, and then also placing the flat in
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warned that any member of the Conservative Party who was unwilling to comply with the rules would not be able to stand for the party at the next general election.
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was also barred from representing Labour at the next general election and de-selected. He was said to be "deeply disappointed". On 5 June, Gibson announced his
492:: ministers with 'grace and favour' homes in Westminster as well as their existing primary residence were able to claim for a further 'second home' in addition. 451:: MPs either evaded tax, or inappropriately deemed themselves not required to pay tax on reimbursements when it was likely tax was due. This covered two areas: 5624: 4143: 4116: 4519: 4244: 1943:
would challenge the requests to repay their claims. But both the Labour and Conservative leaders urged their party members to pay back any overpaid expenses.
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on MPs who did not know whether, and for what, they would be discussed, as well as a general deepening hostility that grew over a relatively long period.
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The expenses disclosures were published over an extended period of time, with the focus moving to different MPs daily. As a result, there was significant
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pleaded not guilty to six charges of false accounting, but was convicted on 25 January 2011, and on 31 May 2011, was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment.
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on 17 June, after only 8 days in the position, following details of avoiding capital gains tax being published. She did not stand at the 2010 election.
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was asked to provide more information regarding over-claiming in 2006 when he changed his mortgage, he had already repaid £218. Former Home Secretary
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was named the "National Newspaper of the Year" for its coverage of the MPs expenses scandal, which was also referred to as the "Scoop of the Year".
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Alongside specific allegations of incorrect claims such as claims for the cost of mortgages which it transpired had already been repaid in full the
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apologised to the House of Commons after a separate investigation found that she had breached expenses rules over claims made on her second home.
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The major political parties and some minority parties (not UKIP) have stated they will publicly disclose information on expenses claims by UK
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went on record in saying that many of her colleagues "feared a suicide" and that MPs were "beginning to crack". She likened the atmosphere in
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on 8 May 2009, before releasing details of the claims by junior ministers and Labour backbenchers. Further allegations were made on 14 May.
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to investigate. The Police declined, on the grounds that any attempted prosecution might meet with a successful public interest defence.
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Public interest in the expenses debate led to the 14 May 2009 edition of the BBC political and current affairs television programme
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ultimately covered the entire gamut of Parliament—all major parties and several minor ones, ministers (including the Prime Minister
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Speaker also announced that a new 'Operational Assurance Unit' would be set up to independently oversee all claims, and that the
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that he 'didn't see what all the fuss is about,' and suggested that the public were 'jealous' of his house that he compared to
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had been hurtful to his family, friends and local party members. He was the first Labour MP who announced he would stand down.
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recording its highest viewing figures in its 30-year run, of 3.8 million, with audience members heckling guest panellist
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Falls from grace and the hazards of high status: The 2009 British MP expense scandal and its impact on Parliamentary elites
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of the rules governing the use or purpose of parliamentary allowances. The committee recommended that Spelman repay £9,600.
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and was challenged by the House of Commons Authorities on the grounds that it was "unlawfully intrusive". In May 2008 the
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Eggers, Andrew C. (December 2014). "Partisanship and electoral accountability: evidence from the UK expenses scandal".
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would meet that evening to discuss whether or not to bring forward the official expenses publication date from 1 July.
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and claiming for the rent on it. It was held there had been a clear breach of the rules, but no repayment was ordered.
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who was asked to pay back £910 from a £3,900 claim he made for gardening between 2006 and 2009. Conservative leader
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over what he described as "unacceptable" expenses claims made by him. Subsequently, he decided to stand down at the
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after the European elections, but would contest her seat at the next election. She lost her seat to a Conservative.
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s publishing details of MPs' expenses and allowances, rather than offering an anticipated apology or explanation.
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A widespread public reaction was heightened as a result of several factors: the incident broke in the face of an
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decided not to contest the next election, and was also barred from standing for Labour. On 13 October 2010, the
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pleaded guilty to two counts of false accounting, and on 20 May 2011, was sentenced to 16 months' imprisonment.
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to dispense summary justice in the 16th and 17th centuries). Individual cases (in alphabetical order) include:
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and former Chairman of the Conservative Party, urged voters to snub the main three political parties in the
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for severely complicating the expenses claims process for MPs and their staff. Former Member of Parliament
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on 22 January 2010, Moffat was deselected by her East Lothian constituency party, over her travel expenses.
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Conference on 11 May, apologised "on behalf of all politicians" for the expenses claims that had been made.
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would face criminal charges of false accounting in relation to their expense claims. He said that the
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those directly involved in processing the raw data were shocked and appalled by what they were seeing.
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policy. Sinn Féin stated that its members often have to travel to London on parliamentary business.
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In the tax year 2007–2008, MPs' costs of staying away from their main homes was limited to £23,083.
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Following the publication of expenses politicians from all parties responded to the controversy.
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brave face on—not going out cowed on the basis of expenses claims that genuinely are not true."
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that he be suspended for 12 months for submitting false expenses invoices. He was later jailed.
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Shortly after the publication of the information, the House of Commons authorities asked the
87: 72: 37: 1491:, after it was determined that she spent much of her time there while caring for her mother. 2189: 1990: 1960: 1905:(Conservative) pleaded not guilty to six charges of false accounting, but was convicted at 1880: 455: 83: 6730: 6115: 5521: 5427: 3260: 2445: 8: 4572: 4412:"MPs' expenses: Scotland Yard chief and DPP 'consult on possible criminal investigation'" 1981: 1752: 1124: 790: 676: 622: 371: 96: 7200:"MPs expenses: I fiddled £31,000 after bullying by 'powerful enemy', says Elliot Morley" 5793: 1520: 653:
had been granted exclusive access to study the material for 10 days from 30 April 2009.
6034: 5318:"MPs' expenses: Kitty Ussher's main home was in constituency for one month to save tax" 4294:"MPs' expenses: how scoop came to light—and why journalists fear a 'knock on the door'" 1504: 1398: 1390: 1384: 1062: 268: 52: 3340:"Tory MP Nadine Dorries admits she only spends weekends and holidays in her main home" 1680:, the Conservative Party leader of the opposition, set out his proposal for reform in 1466:
was suspended from the House of Lords for four months and ordered to pay back £41,982.
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announced on 20 May that he would retire from Parliament at the next general election.
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announced on 20 May that he would retire from Parliament at the next general election.
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announced on 19 May that he would retire from Parliament at the next general election.
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https://www.academia.edu/2064914/Rappresentare_il_popolo_una_scelta_di_vita_difficile
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followed by the claims of backbench Conservative MPs whom the newspaper dubbed 'the
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Graffin, S. D., Bundy, J., Porac, J. F., Wade, J. B., & Quinn, D. P. (2013). "
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In May 2009, two months prior to the official disclosure of full expenses claims,
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likewise was identified as claiming for a second home 37 miles from his main home.
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who claimed £12,415 for cleaning and gardening costs and Liberal Democrat leader
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was suspended from the House of Lords for eight months and told to repay £27,446.
1347: 1015: 937:, raised the spectre of MPs being sent to prison for abusing the expenses system. 626: 210: 188: 68: 5371:"MPs' Expenses: Treasury chief David Laws, his secret lover and a £40,000 claim" 4857:"MPs' expenses: Lord Tebbit says do not vote Conservative at European elections" 7785: 7765: 3664: 2252:
has been able to check which properties politicians designate as a second home.
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admitted that he "fiddled" his expenses to make up for not being paid a salary.
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made a statement to MPs on 11 May, the first sitting of the Commons since the
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began publishing, in instalments from 8 May 2009, certain MPs' expenses. The
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List of expenses claims in the United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal
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List of expenses claims in the United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal
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request for the release of details of MPs' expense claims was allowed by an
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concerned with the nature of the leak of the information, which led to the
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2010 United Kingdom general election § Effect of the expenses scandal
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for England and Wales announced on 5 February 2010 that three Labour MPs,
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also hoping to capitalise, and was particularly pertinent because of the
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that emerged in 2009, concerning expense claims made by members of the
7459:"Furious MPs fight back in row over Sir Thomas Legg's expenses review" 4774:"Daily Telegraph: Speaker Michael Martin faces 'no confidence' motion" 4185:"Phil Hope agrees to return £41,000 as MPs retreat on expenses claims" 4065:"Daily Telegraph: Telegraph discloses Liberal Democrats MPs' expenses" 5957:"MPs' expenses: Andrew MacKay to stand down at next general election" 5547:"Full statement of criminal charges brought against the MPs and peer" 3583:"Patrick McLoughlin, Camerons smell tester claims £3,000 for windows" 3450:"MPs claim expenses for second home while renting out third property" 1521:
Criticism of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA)
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Corporate Officer of the House of Commons v Information Commissioner
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survey said that only 45% of people were committed to voting in the
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Creation of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA)
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on 5 June 2009. He lost his seat at the subsequent general election.
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Rajeev Syal; Toby Helm; Gabby Hinsliff; David Batty (10 May 2009).
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in 1921, and thereby removing his right to use the honorific title
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was charged with two alleged offences under section 17 of the
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on 23 July 2009, which Labour went on to lose to the Conservatives.
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expenses were revealed last of the three main parties, followed by
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Winnett, Robert; Beckford, Martin; Watt, Holly (13 October 2010).
3955:"Margaret Beckett's £600 claim for hanging baskets and pot plants" 3901:"Alex Salmond claimed £800 for food on MPs expenses during recess" 949:
and a senior member of the Shadow Cabinet (Deputy to party leader
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over the previous years. The disclosure of widespread misuse of
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Watt, Nicholas; Stratton, Allegra; Tait, Robert (27 May 2009).
6597:"Cameron rebukes Tory MP over 'McCarthyite witch-hunt' comment" 3503:"Elliot Morley claimed £16,000 for mortgage that did not exist" 3135:"Elliot Morley claimed £16,000 for mortgage that did not exist" 3008:"MPs' expenses: Full List of MPs investigated by the Telegraph" 1974: 1698: 1586: 824:, under an already unpopular government, only weeks before the 808:". Her comment was rejected by senior Conservatives. (See also 743: 701: 546:
On 11 and 12 May, publication focused on the frontbench of the
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said that MPs should "deal with" the retroactive rules, while
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amid reports HMRC was reviewing MPs' capital gains tax claims
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won "Journalist of the Year" for his reporting role as well.
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Service have started investigating claims made by a few MPs.
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announced their intention to stand down at the next election.
731: 244: 4117:"MPs' expenses: Sinn Fein claimed £500,000 for second homes" 3794:"Jim Devine bought Michael Connarty's furniture on expenses" 1910:£30,254.50 he returned to the House of Lords in April 2012. 969:. Tebbit, who in March 2009 said that he would vote for the 7066:"Error 404 (page not found): The Crown Prosecution Service" 6255:"Charged parliamentarians: 'We totally refute any charges'" 3928:"Liz Blackman last-minute shopping sprees on MPs' expenses" 3367:"Margaret Moran Second home flip paid £22,500 dry rot bill" 2693:"Members' allowance expenditure 2007–08: explanatory notes" 613:
for taxes on possible gains or income previously not paid.
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had turned down an offer to buy the leaked expenses file.
7271:"Lord Hanningfield convicted over parliamentary expenses" 7108:"Ex-Luton MP Margaret Moran set for April expenses trial" 5696:"Former MP Jim Devine jailed for 16 months over expenses" 5625:"Labour MP Harry Cohen quits after MPs' expenses scandal" 5165:"Former home secretary Jacqui Smith loses seat to Tories" 4830:"MPs' expenses: members could face prison, says minister" 4520:"MPs' expenses: pressure on Speaker Michael Martin grows" 3874:"MPs' expenses: Alan Haselhurst's £12,000 gardening bill" 3393:"Chris Bryant changed second home twice to claim £20,000" 1177:" (a reference to the court of the same name employed by 4212:"Ex-Army Officer Helped Paper Get Sensitive Information" 4144:"More than half of MPs guilty of over-claiming expenses" 3715:"Questions over timing of Peter Mandelson's house claim" 2395:"Politicians tell court they are not guilty on expenses" 629:
company has been named as the middle-man for an unnamed
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Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
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MPs' expenses: Margaret Moran cries throughout hearing
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stated he would stand down to "care for his ill wife".
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in the Speaker, if he could garner sufficient support.
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2009 Speaker of the British House of Commons election
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stated that 4 million pieces of information existed;
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officer Major John Wick, the owner of a London-based
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Salaries of members of the United Kingdom Parliament
7375:"Expenses peer Lord Hanningfield to return to Lords" 7323:"Jailed ex-Tory peer Lord Hanningfield loses appeal" 7245:"Lord Taylor guilty of making false expenses claims" 6306:"Ex-Tory peer Lord Taylor jailed for expenses fraud" 6226:"Three MPs and one peer to be charged over expenses" 5766:"MPs' expenses: Eric Illsley is to stand down as MP" 5522:"Three MPs and one peer to be charged over expenses" 4818: 2369:"Three MPs and one peer to be charged over expenses" 2015:
Salaries of members of the United Kingdom Parliament
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The Labour Party formed a three-person panel of its
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had described a similar view some months earlier. (
3768:"Robert Syms had furniture delivered to wrong home" 2719:"FoI campaigners condemn MPs' bid to hide expenses" 128: 7349:"Expense: Hanningfield and Taylor freed from jail" 6244: 5564: 5029:"British MPs Say Speaker Has Lost Moral Authority" 4753:"House of Commons Hansard Debates for 11 May 2009" 4032: 4030: 3688:"Alistair Darling claims thousands for third home" 2807:. House of Commons. 28 January 2008. col. 21. 2695:. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Archived from 2641:"Expenses disclosure battle headed for High Court" 2575: 1541: 332:obtained a full copy of all expenses claimed. The 169:because peers were unwilling to sponsor the bill. 4605:A January 2009 article from the German newspaper 4110: 4108: 4009:"Daily Telegraph: Paying bills for Tory grandees" 3821:"Madeleine Moon shopped in Wales for London flat" 2887: 2495: 1716:. The proposed disclosures vary between parties. 7826: 7297:"Lord Hanningfield jailed for fiddling expenses" 7154:"Fraud MP Margaret Moran gets supervision order" 6782: 6385:Asthana, Anushka; Sherman, Jill (21 June 2009). 6280:"Lord Hanningfield jailed for fiddling expenses" 5483: 5481: 5479: 5477: 5475: 5316:Beckford, Martin; Bunyan, Nigel (18 June 2009). 3659: 3657: 3082:"Telegraph paid £110,000 for MPs' expenses data" 2824:. Westminster: House of Commons. 27 January 2009 2588:"Expenses: How MPs' expenses became a hot topic" 1091:announced on 3 June that she would step down as 562:, announced that all questionable claims by the 301:admitted claiming expenses for a second home in 199: 6676:"Kick them—but don't kick all the stuffing out" 6412:Asthana, Anushka; Sherman, Jill (10 May 2009). 6053: 5930:"Ex-MP Elliot Morley jailed for expenses fraud" 5516: 5514: 5512: 5510: 5213:"Tony McNulty resigns following expenses shame" 5003:"In Britain, Scandal Flows From Modest Request" 4761:. House of Commons. 11 May 2009. col. 548. 4465:"MPs could face income tax bills over expenses" 4238: 4236: 4234: 4232: 4027: 3424:"Flip given new meaning by second homes switch" 2900:. Westminster: House of Commons. 8 October 2008 2529:Asthana, Anushka; Sherman, Jill (20 May 2007). 1454:("false accounting"). He stepped down from his 754:In May 2009, major national newspapers such as 7592:"MPs accused of Knowledge expenses 'cover-up'" 7590:Leapman, Rebecca Lefort and Ben (8 May 2010). 6411: 6384: 6168: 6166: 6164: 5878:"Margaret Moran may be fifth MP to face court" 5362: 5315: 5266:"Geoff Hoon resigns amid expenses controversy" 5239:"Expenses row MPs Keen and McNulty lose seats" 5104: 4875: 4463:Kirkup, James; Winnett, Robert (11 May 2009). 4292:Brook, Stephen; Gillan, Audrey (18 May 2009). 4105: 3607:Leach, Ben; Jamieson, Alastair (17 May 2009). 3477:"Francis Maude claimed for second London home" 3247:The Green Book: A Guide to Members' Allowances 2528: 2428:The Green Book: A Guide to Members' Allowances 243:was alleged in June 2008 to have paid for her 7721:United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal 7689: 7426: 7424: 7422: 7143:BBC Radio 4 - World at One - 13 November 2012 7048:"Denis MacShane jailed for MP expenses fraud" 5922: 5794:"MP's expenses: Denis MacShane resigns as MP" 5690: 5688: 5472: 5398:"Nobody expects the Elizabethan Star Chamber" 5130: 4462: 3654: 3606: 3528:Winnett, Robert; Watt, Holly (19 June 2009). 2875:. Westminster: House of Commons. 3 March 2009 2770: 2044: 1515:Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority 1031: 845:, the Prime Minister, during a speech to the 520:Overspending at the end of the financial year 45:United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal 18:United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal 7555: 6887: 5732: 5507: 5369:Watt, Holly; Winnett, Robert (28 May 2010). 5139:"Jacqui Smith to 'resign' as Home Secretary" 4547:"Telegraph lawyers shut down Tory MP's blog" 4340:"Expenses: The Scandal That Changed Britain" 4229: 3501:Winnett, Robert; Watt, Holly (13 May 2009). 3133:Winnett, Robert; Watt, Holly (13 May 2009). 2811: 1975:MPs accused of editing their Knowledge pages 1587:Effect on MPs and on the political structure 810:Effect on MPs and on the political structure 429:Over-claiming for council tax on second home 7809:List of political parties by representation 6996:"Former MP Jim Devine guilty over expenses" 6218: 6161: 5706: 5368: 4291: 4000: 3527: 3500: 3132: 2225: 2223: 1382:Husband and wife Conservative backbenchers 1065:the following day, both effective 21 June. 667: 7696: 7682: 7665:– BBC summary of each MP's expenses claims 7419: 6594: 5685: 4351: 4349: 3364: 2180: 2178: 343:The information in the leaks published by 6864:"Are the safest MPs the most dodgy?]" 6360:"Nine peers cleared over expenses claims" 4948: 4430: 2978:"Pickles Part II the Question Time tapes" 2836: 2685: 2475: 2146:"MPs fight to block expenses revelations" 1886: 1636:On 11 June 2009 ex-communities secretary 719:, initially composed of Martin Beckford, 535:first revealed expenses of the governing 116:It was announced on 5 February 2010 that 7840:Political scandals in the United Kingdom 6967: 6861: 6700: 6541: 6414:"...And don't forget the House of Lords" 6198: 5954: 5046: 4881: 4544: 4114: 3556:"Dawn Butler doubles up on home charges" 3421: 3365:Prince, Rosa; Watt, Holly (9 May 2009). 3337: 2771:Winnett, Robert; Rayner, Gordon (2009). 2220: 2045:Winnett, Robert; Rayner, Gordon (2009). 1127:. He did not stand at the 2010 election. 616: 425:, who was claiming the rent on expenses. 132: 113:500,000 were also officially published. 31: 7589: 7216: 7197: 6940: 6755: 6623:"Cameron Slams MP For Witch-Hunt Claim" 5818: 5667:"Labour's Jim Devine 'hung out to dry'" 5541: 5539: 5537: 5535: 5263: 4612: 4577: 4409: 4355: 4346: 4209: 4141: 4006: 3898: 3765: 3685: 3159: 3079: 3031: 3029: 2984:. London. 27 March 2009. Archived from 2743: 2638: 2175: 2034:, BBC Four dramatisation of the scandal 1581:subsequent European Parliament election 822:economic recession and financial crisis 715:editors, reporters, and social affairs 162:Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 14: 7827: 7585: 7583: 7178: 7124: 6673: 6357: 6140: 5622: 5395: 5342: 5136: 4771: 4724: 4382: 4062: 3979: 3952: 3871: 3844: 3818: 3791: 3738: 3712: 3665:"HMRC talks tough on MPs' tax returns" 3633: 3580: 3530:"MPs made inflated council tax claims" 3390: 3311: 3284: 3212: 3185: 3073: 2945: 2918: 2554: 2292: 2229: 2067:Quarterly Journal of Political Science 2063: 1284:, following a recommendation from the 1164: 1079:announced that she would step down as 977:, but he urged against voting for the 7677: 7456: 7125:Davies, Caroline (15 December 2011). 6809: 6517:"Poll piles on pressure for election" 6438: 6199:Beckford, Martin (19 November 2009). 5650:Golden parachute deals net MPs £10.3m 5026: 5000: 4854: 4827: 4182: 3925: 3474: 3447: 2777:. London: Bantam Press. p. 163. 2501: 2143: 1155:, he resigned 16 days later when the 831: 7628:"Q&A: MP expenses row explained" 7401:"Q&A: MP expenses row explained" 6970:"David Chaytor jailed for 18 months" 6941:Edwards, Richard (5 February 2010). 6463: 5532: 4613:Volkery, Carsten (12 January 2009). 4242: 3553: 3100: 3080:Tryhorn, Chris (25 September 2009). 3026: 2737: 2659: 2632: 2606: 2469: 1913: 1897: 1471:John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick 1337:, resigned as parliamentary aide to 1069:Cabinet and Ministerial resignations 1027:Resignations and disciplinary action 799:, a Conservative MP, criticised the 742:, news editor Matt Bailey, and head 7580: 7537:"Pay up or quit, Cameron warns MPs" 7068:. Government of the United Kingdom. 6968:Siddique, Haroon (7 January 2011). 6916:"MPs 'over-claimed' on council tax" 6443:. LONDON: BITEBACK. pp. 4–11. 6358:Watson, Roland (10 February 2010). 6116:"MP Fraser poised to leave Commons" 6009:"Moat claim MP to quit at election" 5851:"Claims row MP Moran to stand down" 5489:"Gibson barred from standing again" 5428:"Mortgage claim MP will stand down" 5191:"Hazel Blears Resigns From Cabinet" 5112:"Speaker quits 'for sake of unity'" 4928:"Cameron warns 'jealousy' MP Steen" 4800:"Harman seeks MP 'pay back' scheme" 4271:"Man behind expenses leak revealed" 4142:Winnett, Robert (5 February 2010). 4038:"'Appalled' Cameron orders payback" 2614:"'Lax' MP expenses rules condemned" 2531:"How your MP voted on the FOI Bill" 2478:"Expenses details 'intrude' on MPs" 2476:Griffiths, Emma (7 February 2008). 1758: 1661: 1137:Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury 1006:, Conservative MP for Totnes, told 192:would be published on 1 July 2009. 24: 7485:"MPs' anger over expenses payback" 6649:"Stop MP humiliation - archbishop" 6595:Mulholland, Hélène (22 May 2009). 6090:"MP pair to step down at election" 6061:"MP made claim for 'non-mortgage'" 6035:"Expenses row MP is standing down" 5904:"Eliot Morley to stand down as MP" 5831:from the original on 28 March 2010 5819:Carrell, Severin (23 March 2010). 5740:"MP quitting to force by-election" 4976:"Speaker faces no confidence call" 4700:"Speaker angry over expenses leak" 4497:. 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