Husband and wife MPs Andrew Mackay and Julie Kirkbride are forced to repay more than £60,000 as expenses watchdogs finally cracked down on their claims for public money... more
Government face fresh criticism of its treatment of British troops in Afghanistan after senior Army general quit in an apparent row over policy... more
The 12 MPs who plan to stand down at the next election in the wake of revelations over their expenses will cost the taxpayer more than £1 million... more
In just two weeks, Julie Kirkbride and Andrew MacKay's careers as MPs have been swept away by public fury over their expenses. This is how events unfolded:... more
Tory backbencher Julie Kirkbride's career hangs by a thread as anger grows over her expenses amid new revelations that taxpayers part-funded a £50,000 extension at her flat so her brother could live there
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David Cameron told embattled MP Julie Kirkbride to go out and face her angry constituents by holding meetings explaining her second home claims... more
Tory MP Julie Kirkbride employs her sister as a £12,000-a-year secretary despite her living more than 100 miles from her Commons and constituency offices... more
These are the MPs who have announced they are quitting the Commons since their expenses claims were revealed in detail for the first time this month... more
It's not that important! It really isn’t!” Stephen Fry got it wrong about MPs’ expenses, but we could surely adopt his catchphrase for the rise of the BNP... more
Just twenty-four hours ago, Andrew MacKay, a long-standing Tory MP and a key member of David Cameron's inner circle assured the local paper for his Bracknell constituency there was nothing 'unreasonable' in his expenses... more
Former minister suspended in day of panic-induced scalpings at Westminster which also saw a Tory MP resign as aide to David Cameron and two peers publicly disgraced... more
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