Shadow chancellor George Osborne also came out of the publication well, although questions have been raised about his claims of # 400 for a chauffer to take him from Cheshire to London and the claiming of public money to buy a website he later used for party political purposes. (politics.co.uk)
Some are suggesting that this breaches section 6 (b)(ii) of the GLA code of conduct which states that the mayor «must, when using or authorising the use by others of the resources of your authority,... ensure that such resources are not used improperly for political purposes (including party political purposes)». (conservativehome.blogs.com)
Next month's event looks uncomfortably like a partisan attempt to hijack one of the great glories of our common history for party political purposes on the eve of a general election. (telegraph.co.uk)