A wide-ranging inquiry into MPs' expenses is being considered by the Committee on Standards in Public Life, the BBC learns.
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BBCPolitics on 23rd Mar 2009 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
Sir Christopher Kelly has announced this morning the terms of reference for the The Committee on Standards in Public Life’s Inquiry into MPs’ Expenses. He says: The aim of our Inquiry is to reform the system of MPs’ expenses to create a new set of rules which are trusted by the public, and which give MPs
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GuidoFawkes on 23rd Apr 2009 (via order-order.com)
The Committee on Standards in Public Life announces that it plans to bring forward its inquiry into MPs' expenses.
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BBCPolitics on 31st Mar 2009 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
This morning I have found my opponent, Phil Hope MP, a junior minister, at the heart of the expenses row. He has been all over Sky News and the BBC, stating that he will repay over £40,000 of public money...
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CentreRight on 13th May 2009 (via conservativehome.blogs.com)
A full-scale inquiry into the system of MPs' expenses may be conducted by the Committee on Standards in Public Life following a new scandal over a frontbencher's claims.
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PoliticsCoUk on 23rd Mar 2009 (via politics.co.uk)
Devon MP Anthony Steen, who has been embroiled in a row about his expenses, says the public should not have been allowed to see what he claimed.
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BBCPolitics on 21st May 2009 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
A "middleman" involved in passing on details of MPs' expenses tells the BBC they were leaked for the public good and not for money.
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BBCPolitics on 24th Jun 2009 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
A full-scale inquiry into the system of MPs' expenses may be conducted by the Committee on Standards in Public Life following a new scandal over a frontbencher's claims.
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PoliticsCoUk on 23rd Mar 2009 (via politics.co.uk)
Labour MP Harry Cohen is being investigated by the police over his expenses claims, the BBC understands.
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BBCPolitics on 10th Mar 2010 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
Harriet Harman told Lobbydog today he would have to wait for the Christopher Kelly review for any changes in the expenses system. So I just thought I’d remind Sir Chris of his Standards in Public Life Committee's first report. It sets out the seven principles of public life: Selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership. Selflessness: Putting oth...
MPs have voted themselves an extra £16million in expenses this year, despite mounting public anger over their money-grabbing claims. The increase, worth an average £25,000 to each MP, takes the total expenses bill to £109million, up from last year’s £93m. (£168,730 each. IN FUCKING EXPENSES). This is getting serious. The camels back is starting to break.
