A Passage to India
Former Labour MP - David Chaytor - left prison today for fiddling his parliamentary expenses - after serving only five of his eighteen month sentence.
But as one door opens another maybe about to close - because former Tory peer, Lord Hanningfield now faces a jail term - after being found guilty of fraudulently claiming nearly £14,000.
Lord Hanningfield claimed £13,379 in parliamentary expenses - for overnight stays in London but which involved nights when he was not actually in the capital.
His dishonest claims included one occasion in February 2008 - when he was actually on board a flight en route to India.
How the other half live - and how deluded they are because the noble lord continued to protest his innocence as he left court, telling reporters:
"I'm devastated but I have no regrets. I did nothing wrong."
I hope the judge throws the book at him when he returns to court for sentencing - in a few months time.
But as one door opens another maybe about to close - because former Tory peer, Lord Hanningfield now faces a jail term - after being found guilty of fraudulently claiming nearly £14,000.
Lord Hanningfield claimed £13,379 in parliamentary expenses - for overnight stays in London but which involved nights when he was not actually in the capital.
His dishonest claims included one occasion in February 2008 - when he was actually on board a flight en route to India.
How the other half live - and how deluded they are because the noble lord continued to protest his innocence as he left court, telling reporters:
"I'm devastated but I have no regrets. I did nothing wrong."
I hope the judge throws the book at him when he returns to court for sentencing - in a few months time.
