MPs' Expenses Scandal - Saga Continues
Denis MacShane - former Europe minister in the last Labour government - is the latest MP to have his expenses claims reported to the police.
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards was investigating a number of claims made by MacShane - on his tax payer funded office expenses.
Including £20,000 a year for an office - based in the garage of his South Yorkshire home.
I imagine even Chief Inspector Jacques Closeau would find something odd and questionable - about an MP shelling out £20,000 a year to rent his own garage.
Who benefited from this arrangement - is the obvious question?
The Labour MP also submitted more than a dozen invoices for research and translation work undertaken by the European Policy Institute (EPI) - a body controlled by his own brother.
As well as that he claimed for eight laptop computers - in no less than three years.
Mr McShane denied any wrongdoing - but bas been suspended until the question of criminal proceedings has been resolved
Another MP - Bill Wiggin, a Tory this time - was told by the Standards and Privileges Committee to repay £4,294 and apologise to the House of Commons - presumably for being a very naughty boy.
The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards was investigating a number of claims made by MacShane - on his tax payer funded office expenses.
Including £20,000 a year for an office - based in the garage of his South Yorkshire home.
I imagine even Chief Inspector Jacques Closeau would find something odd and questionable - about an MP shelling out £20,000 a year to rent his own garage.
Who benefited from this arrangement - is the obvious question?
The Labour MP also submitted more than a dozen invoices for research and translation work undertaken by the European Policy Institute (EPI) - a body controlled by his own brother.
As well as that he claimed for eight laptop computers - in no less than three years.
Mr McShane denied any wrongdoing - but bas been suspended until the question of criminal proceedings has been resolved
Another MP - Bill Wiggin, a Tory this time - was told by the Standards and Privileges Committee to repay £4,294 and apologise to the House of Commons - presumably for being a very naughty boy.
