Ken chalked up £13,000 expenses in his last year

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The London Assembly Audit Panel has ordered a review of the rules after being shocked at the amount that had been claimed by the former mayor and Assembly member on travel and entertaining. Today's publication of expense claims for the last financial year revealed significant differences in the amounts claimed by individual members.

Audit Panel chairman Navin Shah said: "We must ensure that the rules governing what can be claimed are justifiable and transparent."

The former mayor spent £5,460 visiting other countries and £6,811 on "other expenses" thought to be entertaining.

The annual figures show that former deputy chairman of the Assembly, Tory Brian Coleman, spent £8,231 on taxis despite having been told his travel habits were overstepping an acceptable limit and earning himself the nickname "catch-a-cab Coleman".

His largest one-day taxi claim was £656 on 13 December and included two and a half hours' "waiting time". Mr Coleman's taxi claims include £391 on 16 October for an "event at the House of Commons". The total amount spent on taxis by Mr Livingstone and the Assembly members was £17,850.

The amount of money spent on foreign travel by the former deputy mayor Nicky Gavron has also raised eyebrows. The Labour member, who was the former mayor's "green" envoy, spent £6,574 on trips abroad - more than Mr Livingstone. Since she was reappointed deputy mayor in 2004, Ms Gavron has flown abroad 28 times. Emma Beal, Mr Livingstone's-partner and former women's adviser, spent a total of £1,633 including £358 on taxis, £373 on foreign travel and £801 on "other expenses".