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David Laws is guilty of six breaches of Commons rules, says watchdog

10.05.11
Exclusive: Cabinet high flyer David Laws has been found guilty of multiple breaches of Commons rules... more

Whip withdrawn from Denis MacShane as Scotland Yard probes expenses

14.10.10
Scotland Yard has been called in to investigate a former senior minister over his expenses... more

Ed Miliband campaign chief broke rules for MPs with 'party political' mailshot

05.10.10
Miliband's campaign chief breached House of Commons rules by sending a Parliamentary letter to voters during the general election campaign, anti-sleaze watchdogs have found... more

MPs prevent sleazebuster from naming names

10.09.10
MPs fail to implement plans by Parliament’s “sleazebuster” to end the secrecy over politicians under investigation... more

Gordon Brown accused of Stephen Byers Lobbygate ‘cover-up’

22.03.10
Gordon Brown refuses to order government inquiry into claims Stephen Byers made secret deals with ministers for companies... more

MPs let off ‘Mr and Mrs Expenses’ with a £1,500 payback

11.03.10
Two London Labour MPs dubbed 'Mr and Mrs Expenses' are cleared of personally pocketing taxpayers’ cash despite a damning verdict by an anti-sleaze watchdog... more

Three MPs and peer to face charges over expenses

05.02.10
MPs Elliot Morley, David Chaytor and Jim Devine and peer Lord Hanningfield are charged over their expenses claims... more

George Osborne repays £1,666 after breaking expenses rules

21.01.10
George Osborne found guilty of twice breaching Commons expenses rules and agreed to repay £1,666 to the taxpayer... more

And still our MPs try to cover their tracks over expenses

13.01.10
The Commons expenses scandal has taken another turn with the revelation today that some MPs who abused the system are being allowed to repay privately and anonymously the sums they wrongly claimed for... more

Tony McNulty faces expenses bill over £60,000 claim

26.10.09
One of London's most senior MPs faces criticism this week for claiming £60,000 of Commons expenses on the home where his parents live... more

No Tory action on MP’s £100k claims

15.10.09
David Cameron took no action against a Conservative MP who is accused of paying £100,000 of public money into his own company... more

Former minister will not have to pay back a penny

13.10.09
Tony McNulty’s hopes of being cleared over expenses affair receives boost after Sir Thomas Legg suggested he would not have to pay back his second homes allowance... more

Jacqui Smith apologises over expenses claims

12.10.09
Latest: Former home secretary Jacqui Smith apologised for wrongly designating her family house as a second home for expenses purposes... more

'Sex attack' at Keens' home taken over by squatters

13.07.09
An alleged sex attack at the constituency home of London Labour MPs Ann and Alan Keen is being investigated by police... more

George Osborne expenses probe in blow for Tories

02.07.09
Shadow chancellor George Osborne is being investigated over his expenses, amid claims he ‘milked system’ when he bought a second home... more

Sleaze watchdog launches probe into Tony McNulty expenses

26.03.09
London minister Tony McNulty's political future was thrown into doubt after Westminster's sleaze watchdog launched an inquiry into his expenses... more

MP escapes inquiry over Commons sex

26.03.09
Labour MP Nigel Griffiths, who reportedly cheated on his wife in the Commons, will not be investigated by Westminster’s sleaze watchdog... more

MPs face probes on homes and sex in the Commons

23.03.09
The row over Commons expenses leads to demands for the second home allowance to be scrapped for MPs living within commuting distance of London... more

'Nannygate' MP cleared of sleaze

03.03.09
Senior Tory Caroline Spelman is set to keep her shadow cabinet job after a report into the "Nannygate" affair found her guilty only of inadvertent breaches of Commons rules... more

Gordon Brown ticked off in expenses probe

26.02.09
Gordon Brown has been ticked off for breaching rules on expenses, but cleared of deliberately trying to deceive parliamentary authorities... more

MPs to rule on Spelman sanctions for 'nannygate'

24.02.09
MPs are considering whether Tory frontbencher Caroline Spelman should be punished over the "nannygate" affair... more

'Nannygate' report is handed to MPs

24.02.09
The report into the "nannygate" allegations against Tory frontbencher Caroline Spelman has been delivered to MPs... more

Sleaze watchdog investigates Smith over home expenses

18.02.09
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith will be investigated about her £116,000 Commons expense claims, anti-sleaze watchdogs confirmed... more

Hain guilty over failure to register £130,000 donations

22.01.09
Peter Hain's chances of a Cabinet comeback were shattered after he was found guilty of failing to register more than £100,000 of donations to his Labour deputy leadership campaign... more

Tory chairman Spelman in clear over 'nanny on expenses' claim

06.01.09
Tory chairman Caroline Spelman will not be sacked from the shadow cabinet after a long-awaited inquiry into the "nannygate" affair cleared her of serious wrongdoing, party sources say... more

MP breached rules using taxpayer cash for leaflets

08.12.08
A government minister has been found guilty of breaching Commons rules by using taxpayers' cash to pay for party political leaflets... more

MP Vaz faces sleaze probe into court case

02.10.08
Parliament's sleaze watchdog is to investigate claims that Labour MP Keith Vaz tried to interfere in a court case... more

Renaissance at Hampstead Theatre after funding boost

26.06.08
The Hampstead Theatre unveils a raft of new work, thanks to an Arts Council funding boost... more


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