Sentences with phrase «constituency homes»

What is surprising to many people is how very modest British prime minister's constituency homes can be.

Many people are surprised at how down - to - earth British prime minister's constituency homes can be.

Experts have suggested he could have used the money to reduce his interest on his constituency home in Witney.

Mr McNulty ahd been forced to repay # 13,837 and apologise to the Commons after using his taxpayer - funded allowances to subsidise his parents living rent - free in his constituency home.

The prime minister could be asked to repay more than # 5,000 in expenses, including claims for cleaning his London flat and constituency home.

The Tatton MP was accused of over-claiming on his mortgage in his Cheshire constituency home by a Labour activist.

If he's going to run again he'll need to mend those fences and bring those power - constituencies home.

As part of a near - # 30,000 expense on repair work on his constituency home, his gardener expressed concerns.

He also came under fire for his expense claims last year, when it emerged he had «flipped» his constituency home while renting out a London property and living in a state - owned rent - free apartment.

Lord Mandelson The business secretary reacted to reports in the Daily Telegraph which disclosed he ran up bills of almost # 3,000 on work to his constituency home in Hartlepool, less than a week after announcing his decision to stand down as an MP.

Claim: The Conservative leader claimed a total of # 82,450 on his second home allowance over five years - mostly on mortgage interest payments and utility bills for his constituency home in Oxfordshire.

Hilary Armstrong: The former government chief whip claimed # 3,100 towards the cost of repointing the gables and walls on her constituency home, it is alleged.

Claim: The International Development Secretary's constituency home was damaged in a house fire in 2007 after he spent more than # 30,000 on repairing it, according to the Telegraph.

Claim: The business secretary claimed for improvements on his constituency home after he announced he was leaving Parliament to become an EU Commissioner.

They nominate their London home as their «second» home, charge the taxpayer for its renovation, then «flip» the nomination to their constituency home and charge the taxpayer for its renovation.

Birkinhead MP and possible candidate for the Speaker's chair Frank Field claimed just # 9,573 for his constituency home.

Claim: Labour's former chief whip claimed # 3,100 towards the cost of treating the gables and walls of her constituency home.

Claim: The Telegraph claimed Conservative MP Bernard Jenkin used # 50,000 in expenses to pay his sister - in - law rent for the property he uses as his constituency home.

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband had only put in claims for # 6,300 a year in rent for his constituency home and for utility and council tax bills.

The furniture was initially sent to Glasgow as his constituency home was always occupied while access to his London flat for deliveries was limited as it fronted onto a bus lane and had restricted parking.

Mr Brown - who has been put in charge of investigating claims involving Labour MPs - also claimed # 87,708 for his constituency home between 2004 and 2008.

Last night Mr Hague's spokesman insisted he had not breached the rules — and needed the second home in London because of the distance to his constituency home in Yorkshire.

The information shows Gordon Brown transferred his second home status to the his constituency home in Fife just ten days after Tony Blair announced he would step down.

Ms Kirkbride faced a concerted media campaign after it was revealed her brother lived rent free at her constituency home while her sister conducted secretarial work for her, despite living over a hundred miles from her constituency.

The paper revealed he had claimed # 55,836 in four years, for a flat 15 miles from his constituency home, on which he paid no rent or mortgage.

Gordon Brown having number 10 and a scottish constituency home is perfectly fine with me (as long as the size / value of the constituency home is consistent with his status outside politics).

There is no suggestion of anything illegal but the newspaper's Vincent Moss is noting a substantial capital gain for Mr Grayling on the flat for which the allowance is claimed plus the fact that his # 1.5 m constituency home is just 17 miles away.

Mr Brown has claimed # 115,000 on his constituency home in Fife since 2002 even though he has enjoyed a rent - free Downing Street flat as Chancellor and Prime Minister and has use of the country retreat, Chequers.

Malik was facing questions over why he was claiming money from the taxpayers» office costs allowance to fund an office in his constituency home in Dewsbury when he was making claims for his office costs elsewhere in his constituency at the same time.

Speaking from his constituency home in Dean, Oxfordshire, he said: «I do believe that politicians are entitled to a past that is private and remains private.»

One of the first came amid the MPs» expenses scandal when it emerged in 2009 that Grayling, then shadow home secretary, had used parliamentary money to pay for and refurbish a central London flat even though his constituency home was little more than 15 miles from parliament.

He then asked if he could take out a second mortgage against his constituency home in Surrey, and when the request was rejected he sold the house and bought a property costing nearly twice as much.

His problem was the revelation through the Daily Telegraph, of an overclaim on the community charge on his constituency home.

But all is not lost — there's always the constituency home to go back to.

Not exact matches

Hardly a Congressional hearing goes by without some lawmaker, Democrat or Republican, reporting complaints from the home constituency about credit - worthy citizens being turned down when applying for a mortgage.

Former Conservative cabinet minister plans to visit 87 constituencies, and even hopes to stay in people's homes

Residents living in the Esher and Walton constituency - home to Frank Lampard, Gary Lineker, Mick Hucknall and Chris Tarrant - have seen average income tax bills jump by 8 % in a year.

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

In 2001 Mr Cameron bought a second home in his constituency for # 350,000 and began claiming over # 20,000 a year from the public purse on its interest - only mortgage.

Beyond the seven square miles of my constituency, I travel by tube or train about once a month to a farflung suburb and wend my way back home through areas of the capital that very few outsiders ever see.

The pro-Remain constituency is home to many voters who work in central London.

As well as being a constituency MP, she is also currently shadow home secretary.

On the rare occasion that I reach my underground station and realise I've left my Oyster card at home, I get a Travelcard and claim it back through IPSA, justifying it by saying that I'd had to travel from Westminster to the constituency that day.

Angus Robertson, the leader of the Scottish National party at Westminster, whose constituency is the home base of the Nimrod fleet at RAF Kinloss, commented: «If the MRA4 is no longer the appropriate platform then which should it be, how long will it take to introduce and at what cost?

Day Three will see the president storm the home constituency of rival Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo, Abuakwa South.

For every constituency that is a coherent, recognisable community (Gloucester and Cheltenham are two good examples close to my home) there are tens, maybe hundreds that are cobbled together, lacking any identity and subject to change every five years.

To find out which party has won in your constituency go to the election results section on our home page and enter your postcode.

Any problems in Barnet would potentially hit the Conservatives hardest as the area is home to three Tory constituencies.

West Oxfordshire, home of David Cameron's Witney constituency, is expected to declare at 3 am.

[1] Gardiner claimed for a second home [1] despite his constituency being near Westminster and his wife worked for him as an Office Manager / Executive Secretary.