In 2007-8 prior to the expenses revelations I promised to cut my total costs as an MP by 10% in 2008-9 and by a further  10% in 2009-10. I thought this could be done, even though I was a well below average claimer. I felt public spending  was too high and MPs needed to show

The MPs' expenses body is safeguarding public money but must do more to streamline its procedures and cut costs, says the National Audit Office.

A total of £4.1m in expenses was paid out to MPs in the first two months of 2011, according to official figures.

The Whitehall spending watchdog has refused to sign off last year's House of Commons accounts after querying whether MPs had sufficient proof that £14m of spending was used for parliamentary purposes

Ekaterina Zatuliveter was paid up to £250 a month in parliamentary expenses as an intern while still a full-time student.

David Chaytor's name is now synonymous with the MP expenses scandal.

David Chaytor's name is now synonymous with the MP expenses scandal.

Emily Maitlis asks Labour MP Tom Harris about revelations from the MP expenses watchdog published after a Freedom of Information request.

Several MPs have abused expenses watchdog staff, with one calling the new system an "abortion", official documents suggest.

Prime Minister David Cameron tells the new MP expenses watchdog to "get a grip on what they are doing and do it fast".