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Labour MP expensed £900 ‘pet rent’ so dog could stay at second home

Taiwo Owatemi, a Government whip and the MP for Coventry North West, made the expenses claim in August last year.

Evening Standard

MPs get inflation-busting pay rise as they prepare to slash benefits

The rise, to nearly £94,000, is a 2.8 per cent increase this year

The Independent UK

MPs set for pay rise as they plot public spending cuts

A pay rise for MPs has been proposed while the UK Government plans major spending cuts set to be unveiled this week ...

The National (Scotland)

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MPs’ pay to rise by 2.8% to £93,904 in April

The decision is in line with wider Government pay recommendations for public sector workers, IPSA said.

Evening Standard

MPs in line for pay rise, taking salaries to almost £94,000

WESTMINSTER politicians' salaries could rise to almost £94,000 per year after the body in charge of their pay recommended a slightly…

The National (Scotland)

Watchdog recommends £2,500 pay rise for UK MPs

Under Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority’s proposal, a backbench MP’s wage would rise from £91,346 to just under £94,000

The Guardian - UK

MPs’ pay to soar to £94k in inflation-busting rise

Critics said the hike would be a ‘bitter pill’ for taxpayers to swallow

The Independent UK

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MPs in line for 2.8% pay rise taking salaries to almost £94,000

The proposal, in line with recommendations on wider public sector pay, would see MPs paid £93,904 per year.

The Independent UK

Election losses cost 2,000 people their jobs, says Westminster watchdog

The taxpayer spent £52.8 million on the transition between parliaments, including around £13 million on redundancy payments.

Evening Standard

Watchdog moves to simplify rules on MPs’ expenses

Parliamentary watchdog Ipsa has proposed a series of changes, including a move away from ‘mechanistic rule following’.

Evening Standard

Labour MPs expensed over £400,000 for energy bills before axing winter fuel payments

MPs are able to pay for some energy bills using taxpayer money under the current expenses rules

The Independent UK

Tory MPs paid £100,000 of public funds to party’s in-house web designers

Exclusive: Conservatives including Hunt and Truss used Bluetree for websites and claimed costs as expenses

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog says expense claims by Scottish Tory leader ‘within rules’

Douglas Ross was investigated over allegations he filed for travel to third job as part-time match official

The Guardian - UK

Douglas Ross refuses to say he will stop election bid if he broke expenses rules

DOUGLAS Ross has refused to say he would withdraw from the election contest if found guilty of breaking MP expenses rules.

The National (Scotland)

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John Swinney demands answers from Douglas Ross over expenses claims

Douglas Ross has “serious” questions to answer on whether he used Westminster expenses to travel for his job as a football linesman,…

The National (Scotland)

Airbnb landlord Ian Murray made thousands renting out Edinburgh flat

IAN Murray, Labour’s longest-serving Scottish MP, has made thousands as an Airbnb landlord, The National can reveal ...

The National (Scotland)

Tory minister breached expenses rules, watchdog finds

A WATCHDOG has found a Tory minister broke expenses rules after using an office printer to produce “overtly political” material.

The Guardian - UK

MPs’ expenses watchdog investigates claims against minister

Paul Maynard is accused of using his taxpayer-funded constituency office for Tory campaigning

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Calls for Tory minister to lose whip for 'spending taxpayer money on party campaigns'

THE Prime Minister is facing calls to suspend the whip from a minister while claims he used his taxpayer-funded constituency office to campaign for…

The Independent UK

MP suspended for using racist slur claims anti-racism course on expenses

Exclusive: Neil Coyle, whom Sir Keir Starmer welcomed back into the party in May, put a £295 unconscious bias course on his expenses

The National (Scotland)

MPs who lose seat to receive double financial support

MPs who lose their seat at the next general election will receive double the financial support.

The Independent UK

Amount paid to MPs who lose their seats set to be doubled

MPs to keep being paid for four months after losing jobs in parliament so they can ‘wind down’ operations

The Independent UK

Payoffs for MPs who lose seats or resign at general election set to double

MPs will recieve payment covering four months rather than two

The Independent UK

Caught out (again): MP claims parking fine on expenses

Exclusive: Labour shadow minister Abena Oppong-Asare becomes fifth MP to be exposed by The Independent over driving fines claims

The Guardian - UK

Corbyn and Reeves among MPs who claimed accountants’ fees on expenses

Andrea Jenkyns and Michael Fabricant also among 12 MPs who used parliamentary expenses for help with tax returns

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