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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Nadeem Badshah

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Watchdog says expense claims by scottish tory leader within rules - Caught on Camera

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross
Douglas Ross was accused of claiming expenses for flights from Scotland to London for activities not related to his position as MP for Moray. Photograph: Ken Jack/Getty Images

Expenses claims by Douglas Ross, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, were within the rules and no further action is required, the parliamentary standards watchdog has said.

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) investigated Ross over allegations that he may have claimed expenses to facilitate travel to his third job as a part-time match official for the Scottish Football Association.

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