Mps Expenses

Denis MacShane's Career As Labour MP 'Over' After Expenses Abuses

PA/The Huffington Post | Posted 02.11.2012 | UK Politics

Former minister Denis MacShane's career as a Labour MP is "effectively over" after it was recommended he be suspended from the Commons for 12 months o...

MPs 'Urged' Ipsa To Allow Mortgage Claims

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.10.2012 | UK Politics

The parliamentary expenses watchdog was being urged to let MPs claim for mortgage interest payments again months before the "double renting" controver...

This Week's Biggest Jokes

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.10.2012 | UK Comedy

This week, we learned that Mitt Romney has got binders full of women, John Bercow has got binders full of MPs claiming rental expenses, Nick Griffin ...

MPs Renting Homes To Each Other And Claiming Expenses;

PA | Posted 19.10.2012 | UK Politics

A total of 27 MPs are letting out property they have in London while claiming Commons expenses to rent homes, it has emerged. An investigation by t...

What's Bercow Trying To Block?

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 18.10.2012 | UK Politics

The House of Commons Speaker John Bercow is trying to block the publication of details of MPs' expenses which could show if they are renting their tax...

MPs' Expenses Bill Up To Nearly £90m

PA | Posted 07.09.2012 | UK Politics

The bill for MPs' expenses went up by a quarter to nearly £90m last year, it was disclosed on Thursday. Politicians spent the money on second home...

'MPs Are Paid Too Much And Don't Work Hard Enough'

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 15.08.2012 | UK Politics

MPs are paid too much and do not work hard enough, according to a majority of people surveyed for a poll published on Thursday. The YouGov survey s...

MP's Daughter Denies Earning £39k To Run Mother's Office

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 19.06.2012 | UK Universities & Education

MP Nadine Dorries has taken to Twitter to silence critics who have accused her of wrongdoing after accusations she paid her student daughter £39,999 ...

Baroness Warsi Under Investigation By House Of Lords Over Expense Claims

PA/The Huffington Post | Posted 06.06.2012 | UK Politics

The House of Lords Standards Commissioner launched a formal investigation into Cabinet minister Baroness Warsi's expenses claims on Wednesday. Form...

Warsi Denies Fresh Allegations Over Financial Misconduct

PA | Posted 03.06.2012 | UK Politics

Conservative co-chairman Baroness Warsi has denied failing to register business interests as she faced fresh allegations of breaching House of Lords r...

Baroness Warsi Faces Investigation Over Expenses Claims

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 27.07.2012 | UK Politics

Cabinet minister Baroness Warsi was facing an investigation into her parliamentary expenses today amid allegations she claimed for accommodation while...

Baroness Warsi Faces Calls For Inquiry Over Expenses 'Omission'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 27.05.2012 | UK Politics

Conservative co-chairman Baroness Warsi is facing calls for an investigation into her expenses after allegations that she claimed £12,000 for overnig...

Warsi Fails To Declare Rental Income In Register Of Interests

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.07.2012 | UK Politics

Conservative Party co-chairman Baroness Warsi has admitted failing to declare rental income in the register of interests for members of the House of L...

How Much Are They Worth? Voters To Get Say On MPs Pay

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 03.05.2012 | UK Politics

Voters are to be asked how much MPs should be paid as part of a review into their pay and pensions. In the past the salary of politicians was set b...

Margaret Moran 'Unfit To Stand Trial' Over Expenses Abuse

PA | Posted 27.04.2012 | UK Politics

Former Labour MP Margaret Moran is not fit to stand trial on charges of fiddling her Parliamentary expenses, a court has been told. Consultant fore...

(PHOTOS) From Bisexuality To Bribes: Top Ten Political Scandals

Huffington Post UK | Chris Wimpress and Felicty Morse | Posted 27.03.2012 | UK Politics

The resignation of Peter Cruddas as Tory party-co-treasurer is arguably the biggest scandal to rock the coalition since it was formed two years ago - ...

Unnamed Politician Facing Police Inquiry Over Expenses

PA | Posted 20.05.2012 | UK Politics

An unnamed politician is facing a formal police inquiry into their expenses after a ruling by a special panel. But the joint Scotland Yard and Crow...

MPs To Pay More Towards Their Pensions

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.03.2012 | UK Politics

MPs will have to pay more towards their pensions, it emerged on Monday, when The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) announced the 1....

MPs May Block New Rules That Would Punish Them For Private Indiscretions

PA | Posted 11.05.2012 | UK Politics

MPs will today bid to block new rules that could see them punished for indiscretions in their private lives. A revised Code of Conduct states that ...

Expenses Scandals Erased And Incest Laws Clarified: Wikipedia Edits Made From Parliament

Posted 09.03.2012 | UK Politics

MPs and their staff have made over 10,000 edits to Wikipedia pages, some of which were designed to cover up embarrassing details of expenses abuse. ...

MPs Staff Welcome £15m Pay Increase

PA/The Huffington Post | Posted 06.03.2012 | UK Politics

People working for politicians have welcomed a decision by the parliamentary expenses watchdog to recommend a £15m increase in the amount of money MP...

Transport Secretary Claims For 20p Bus Fare

Posted 02.03.2012 | UK Politics

Transport Secretary Justine Greening has put MPs expenses under the spotlight once more by claiming 10p for bus fares. The tiny amounts were claime...

Cameron And Miliband Should Shun 'Disgraced' David Laws, Urges Labour MP

The Huffington Post UK | Ned Simons | Posted 13.02.2012 | UK Politics

David Cameron and Ed Miliband should refuse to meet David Laws, Nick Clegg's nominee to lead all-party talks on political party funding, a Labour MP h...

Three Parliamentarians Still Under Investigation

PA | Posted 27.01.2012 | UK Politics

Police and prosecutors are still examining the expenses of three parliamentarians, it has been disclosed. A panel consisting of senior figures from...

MPs Expenses Claims Published

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 12.01.2012 | UK Politics

An MP had an expense claim rejected after accidentally claiming 20p extra on his mobile phone bill, figures released by the Independent Parliamentary ...