Sentences with phrase «backbencher claims»

The outspoken backbencher claims Iain Duncan Smith «begged and bribed» her not to vote against his cuts to Employment Support Allowance.

The backbencher claimed for more than 200 trees and # 70 for the emptying of his septic tank.

It doesn't work very well, whatever uppity backbenchers claim, because the first - past - the - post system means most people aren't represented by someone they backed.

«MPs have been forced to borrow money from their parents because the Commons expenses watchdog is trying to «screw them into the ground», a Tory backbencher claimed yesterday.

The senior Tory backbencher claimed the Home Office was dominated by pro-European officials who did not understand Britain.

The senior Tory backbencher claimed Amber Rudd's Home Office was dominated by pro-European officials who did not understand Britain

Not exact matches

The backbencher, along with husband Andrew Mackay, claimed for thousands for their family home, while he claimed for their London property, meaning the taxpayer paid for all their accommodation.

The 60 - year - old backbencher suffered a heart attack last year after becoming embroiled in the expenses scandal, having unsuccessfully put in a # 50 claim for «dog - minding».

The septuagenarian backbencher failed to be reselected by party colleagues last January, months before his expenses claim for a # 5 donation to a Battle of Britain memorial church service came to light.

Small donations to political parties should be given tax exemption through gift aid, a Labour backbencher has claimed.

Ed Miliband used a speech to the Progress conference yesterday to claim Cameron was being «pushed around by his backbenchers».

Panic bells were clamouring in Downing Street tonight and Conservative Campaign Headquarters was thrown into turmoil at claims that glamour - denuded, «post-political» and IPSA - impoverished backbencher J.Alfred Prufrock is poised to issue a historic challenge today to David Cameron for the Tory leadership.

«Learn to deal with toxic and over-promoted colleagues,» is this best - selling author's central claim — and it should be of more than cursory interest to the average jobbing backbencher.

Some Tory backbenchers are trying to claim that policy as their own.

This morning, Conservative backbenchers are claiming victory, in the aftermath of the rate being set at in yesterday's budget at 28 per cent.

The Guardian: «The husband - and - wife Tory backbenchers were last year found to have breached House of Commons rules after claiming # 80,000 in parliamentary allowances for a flat owned by a trust their children control.

We can expect to see more inaccurate claims from Tory backbenchers about renewable power sending the cost of energy bills soaring (and failing to account for the necessary cost of replacing ageing infrastructure regardless of whether we go green).

Conservative backbenchers are now taking the opposite tack, and claiming the recall will be all but toothless.

Claim: The Telegraph says that the Labour backbencher made claims for a bath mat, gardening equipment and more than # 7,000 for property repairs at his home in Birmingham, labelling them as office costs.

For me, the most fascinating and shameful details are contained in the paper's A-to-Z list of items claimed, including two boxes of Tampax claimed by a male MP, and a quiche flan dish bought on eBay by the wife of a Labour backbencher as part of a 110 - piece dinner set.

Labour backbencher Austin Mitchell has repaid # 10,459 after expenses auditor Sir Thomas Legg uncovered an error in his mortgage claims.

David Cameron's modernising reforms have «baffled» the Conservative party, one of his own backbenchers has claimed.

His claim that Cameron's questions on the economy were «talking down Britain» - later repeated by a numbing Labour backbencher - were abysmally dirty.

Immigration minister Phil Woolas and Labour backbencher Margaret Moran have threatened legal action over the veracity of expenses claims published in the Telegraph

Over half of all Conservative backbenchers rebelled against David Cameron on the vote to ban foreign criminals claiming their right to a family life to avoid deportation, Labour said.

Veteran backbencher George Mudie has claimed that the party appeared «hesitant» and «confused» because of Mr Miliband's failure to spell out a clear agenda to voters.

An amendment to the Immigration Bill tabled by Tory backbencher Dominic Raab would prevent foreign nationals dodging deportation after serving a jail sentence by claiming that it would breach their right to a family life

The Welsh Conservatives have claimed that it's now «open season:» on Carwyn Jones, after Labour backbencher Jenny Rathbone said that if there wasn't actual bullying in the Welsh Government, there were «mini-dictators».

He said he did not think Mr Cameron and his frontbench team were homophobic but he claimed the Tory leader could be pushed into rolling back reforms by his own backbenchers if he won the next election.

A Conservative backbencher who claimed MPs should be talking about issues that matter to voters ahead of the rebel EU amendment on Europe, is to introduce a bill paving the way for a referendum on the UK's EU membership.

But Tory backbencher Stewart Jackson blasted her for accepting a # 14,500 donation from law firm Leigh Day, which pursued claims against British troops.

Tory critics claim that around 100 backbenchers are determined to vote against the proposals whenever they have the chance.