Sentences with phrase «claim expenses after»

You are eligible to claim expenses after a 12 - hour (or overnight) delay.

You are eligible to claim expenses after a 12 - hour (or overnight) delay.

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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».

First elected to the Commons in 1997, he leaves the constituency after allegations of «flipping» so he could claim expenses on his second home.

Ex-minister Denis MacShane faces six months behind bars after being jailed for fake expenses claims.

There were hints of a possible new expenses scandal today, after it was claimed that up to half the House of Lords go into parliament for just a few minutes to pick up their # 300 - a-day allowance.

The MP announced his intention to stand down over Twitter, after his expense claims for pork pies and scotch eggs emerged.

Luton South has attracted an unusually high number of independents, including local broadcaster Stephen Rhodes, after Labour MP Margaret Moran was suspended from the Labour party for especially outrageous expenses claims.

Even after introducing these controls, some MP - level variation remains in the amount of expenses claimed (both in absolute terms and in percentage of budget claimed).

Labour's Chief Whip in the House of Lords, Lord Bassam, will quit in the New Year after questions were raised about his expenses claims.

The government wants changes in place by July - the same month all MPs» expenses claims, with receipts, dating back to 2004 are due to be published after a long Freedom of Information battle.

Maria Miller is being urged to reject a # 17,000 payoff she can claim after quitting as Culture Secretary over her expenses.

David Cameron has reiterated his support for Culture Secretary Maria Miller after she was forced to apologise to MPs over a report into her expenses claims.

Douglas Hogg, the former Conservative cabinet minister who played a notable part in the MPs» expenses scandal after it was alleged that he had claimed money for the clearing of the moat at his country house in Lincolnshire, has emerged as a frontrunner to win a hereditary place in the House of Lords.

Culture Secretary Maria Miller is facing fresh questions about her expenses claims after it was reported that she stopped claiming a second home allowance at around the time MPs were asked to sign a declaration that they would pay tax on any such property when it was sold.

Critics are calling for stronger action against Mrs Miller after claims she was uncooperative with an inquiry into her expenses claims, but Conservative Party Chairman Grant Shapps says it is time to move on.

Meanwhile, chancellor Alistair Darling found himself at the centre of the storm today, after reports in the Telegraph indicated he claimed parliamentary expenses on two homes at the same time.

Ukip's use of expenses have come under increasing scrutiny after claims that their MEPs have been encouraged to divert parliamentary resources to the party nationally.

A Tory peer faces prosecution for fiddling his Parliamentary expenses after allegedly claiming more than # 11,000 in overnight subsistence and mileage costs.

Heathcoat - Amory is famous for saying to the black MP Dawn Butler «they let anyone in nowadays» and stood down from parliament in 2010 after his extravagant expenses claims — including for horse manure for his garden — were revealed.

Former U.S. Sen. Al D'Amato, who has endorsed Ohio Gov. John Kasich, is going after Mitt Romney for trying to take down GOP presidential front - runner Trump, claiming Romney's acting like a «spoiled rich kid» who is trying to revive his political career at the expense of Republican Party.

Claim: The Daily Telegraph alleged that the work and pensions secretary avoided paying capital gains tax on the sale of a London flat after claiming expenses for tax advice from an accountant.

The controversial Mid Bedfordshire MP says she will no longer claim any of the personal parliamentary expenses she is entitled to after July.

Claim: The Telegraph claims the Europe minister put solicitors» fees and stamp duty totalling # 14,553 on her Parliamentary expenses after buying a central London flat.

Caroline Flint The Europe minister put solicitors» fees and stamp duty totalling # 14,553 on her parliamentary expenses after buying a central London flat, it was claimed.

Mr Cameron told the Lib Dem leader not to «put himself on a pedestal» over MPs» expenses, after Mr Clegg repeated his claim that politicians from «both of the old parties» had not been held to account for flipping their second home designations to maximise their income from allowances.

In a shocking twist on the scandal surrounding MPs» outrageous expenses claims, onetime Tory whip Gray moaned he was # 60 down on the deal after buying three poppy tributes to Britain's fallen heroes to place at war memorials in his North Wiltshire constituency.

The Conservative MP who announced last night he would stand down at the next election after allegations over his parliamentary expense claims, made the right decision, David Cameron saidtoday.

After Sir Peter's expenses claims were made public Conservative leader David Cameron had warned him he faced the removal of the party whip if he did not announce that he would stand down at the next election.

A second member of the MPs» standards body is defending his expenses claims after reports he «flipped» two homes.

Sir Peter Viggers, MP for Gosport, has already said he would stand down at the next election after his expenses claims were published in the Daily Telegraph.

Anthony Bodgin retired in 2010 - after making an estimated # 400,000 through backhanders and «improper expenses claims».

Lord Taylor of Warwick has become the first peer to be jailed over the parliamentary expenses scandal after a judge sentenced him to 12 months in prison on Tuesday for claiming more than # 11,000 in false travel and overnight subsistence allowances.

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

Executives at the taxpayer - funded Commonwealth Development Corporation are facing a review after media reports exposed «lavish» expenses claims.

Mr Martin has been criticised after it was revealed his wife has claimed more than # 4,000 in expenses for taxi fares since 2004.

They spoke after a report showed MPs worked 69 hours a week and the majority were not happy with the new system for claiming expenses.

«Gordon Brown was dragged into the Westminster expenses row last night after questions were raised about his claims for more than # 100,000 in second - home allowances despite having two grace - and - favour properties.»

The Daily Telegraph today discloses that Mrs Miller is facing new questions over her expense claims after it emerged that she rented a home from a major Conservative donor and property developer in a private deal that has not been declared to Whitehall officials.

Earlier this year Ms Kramer, a party spokeswoman on transport issues, was also one of the few MPs not to claim any travel expenses after figures revealed that some members were claiming more than # 40,000 a year.

In 2009, Gummer was involved in the United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal, after claiming # 36,000 for gardening over 4 years, as an parliamentary expense.

Mr Laws resigned just 17 days after being appointed chief secretary to the Treasury after The Daily Telegraph revealed that he had claimed # 40,000 in second - home expenses which were paid for renting a room from his partner, James Lundie, a lobbyist.

Mr Joyce has repeatedly survived agitation from his constituency party during almost 12 years as an MP — notably over his high expenses claims and a driving ban imposed after he failed to provide a breath test.

Boris Johnson discusses treatment of Culture Secretary Maria Miller after she over claimed on her expenses.

The renewed turmoil came amid fresh revelations over expenses, with the Northern Ireland minister, Paul Goggins, forced to promise to repay money after admitting he had a flatmate in the London home against which he claimed expenses.

He had briefly been Chief Secretary to the Treasury after the 2010 election, only holding the office for 17 days after resigning due to the disclosure of his Parliamentary expenses claims.

Alas, after 17 days, the discovery that his parliamentary expenses claims involved «serious breaches of the rules» compelled his resignation.

The Defence Minister Quentin Davies MP, is in Seville and was unavailable for comment, after details of an expenses claim for repairs to his roof and bell - tower were published yesterday.

This came after the Daily Telegraph raised fresh questions about whether Miller would pay the levy on the recent sale of her home in Wimbledon, which was sold at a profit of more than # 1m earlier this year and was for four years designated as her second home so that she could claim expenses towards the cost of the mortgage.

It was two weeks after the general election and I had already been forced to resign over an expenses claim.