Tory MPs broke rules on second home payments | News
The committee said the couple were “arguably” in breach of the rules following changes to expenses rules in 2003, which banned MPs from using additional costs allowance to rent from themselves. But the position was “unequivocal” after more changes in July 2006, because members of the family benefited directly from payment of rent to the trust, which was “explicitly prohibited”.
The couple had claimed that the arrangement was approved by the Fees Office and should not be affected by subsequent changes to the rules.
It would be so very nice to have as politicians ppl who didn’t try to squeeze every last bit out of the arrangement – I couldn’t believe that what this couple were doing was acceptable when I read about it ages ago, and now it appears that it’s not, hasn’t been for a while, and what’s more they were told so.
Shame on them both.
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