The former Conservative MP is criticised and ordered to apologise by John Lyon, the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, over second-home claims.

Over at The Guardian, Dr Tim Leunig, a Lib Dem member and economist, argues for speedy due process to determine any future MPs’ expenses controversies to avoid unnecessary ministerial resignations driven by the demands of rolling news: The public need the independent parliamentary commissioner for standards, John Lyon, to judge MPs’ conduct. But the public also

Welcome shortly to the new Parliament, where not everything has changed: NADINE DORRIES, the Conservative MP, faces the first expenses complaint of the new parliament after a row about a £10,000 claim she paid to a friend’s company. Her former Commons researcher, Peter Hand, is writing to John Lyon, the parliamentary commissioner for standards, questioning whether the

Daniel Kawczynski is Conservative MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham. Here he shares the letter he has written this week to John Lyon, the the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, seeking an investigation into a Labour MP allegedly using parliamentary facilities for...

The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, John Lyon, has ruled that Martin Bright, Melissa Kite, Andrew Neil and Fraser Nelson all broke Parliamentary rules by failing to fully declare their financial interests in the Register of Journalists’ Interests. They have all been lobby journalists, giving them special access to Parliament and politicians. Given the possibility of lobbyists

The complaints procedure for MPs is handled by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards John Lyon, through a system that has been attacked for being slow and complicated.

Jacqui Smith is facing a backlash from her constituents, as the video from Sky News highlights. Perhaps David Wiltshire should think about this. The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner, John Lyon, may find him innocent, but it makes no difference if he is found innocent or guilty. All you can do in these circumstances is fall on your sword and exit gracefully. Otherwise his constituents will give...

Shadow chancellor George Osborne is being investigated by the sleaze watchdog over his expenses, says Sky News. The complaint to the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner came from the chairman of the Labour Party in Mr Osborne’s Tatton constituency, Laurie Burton. In a letter to Mr Burton confirming that he will investigate the complaint, John Lyon says:

Sky News is reporting that shadow chancellor George Osborne is to be investigated by the sleaze watchdog over his expenses. In a letter to Mr Burton confirming that he will investigate the complaint, John Lyon says: “In essence, your complaint is that between 2001 and 2003 Mr Osborne wrongly identified his main home for the

Campaigners for openness and transparency call on John Lyon to investigate communities minister following revelations about his claims The parliamentary commissioner for standards is considering a complaint against the government minister Shahid Malik following revelations about his expenses claims, it was revealed today. Campaigners for openness and transparency have asked John Lyon to investigat...