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MP 'spent taxpayers' money on coffee morning mail shots'

02.10.09
Government minister accused of misusing taxpayers' money - allegedly spending thousands on invitations to Saturday coffee mornings... more

'Ghost homes' of the wealthy face invasion by squatters

20.07.09
Hundreds of 'ghost houses' standing empty in London's most exclusive neighbourhoods face invasion by squatters... more

Wanted: MPs Alan and Ann Keen - on the hunt for Mr and Mrs Expenses

13.07.09
It is Monday evening and I am sitting in the living room of the home of Ann and Alan Keen, drinking a cold beer around their fireplace... more

Expenses couple tell neighbours: We are sorry about squatters

03.07.09
Labour MPs Alan and Ann Keen have written to neighbours complaining they feel “violated” after squatters took over their vacant constituency home... more

Neighbours welcome squatters in MPs' home

29.06.09
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NHS ‘champion’ claims for private health care

25.06.09
Health minister Ann Keen admitted using her Commons expenses to pay for private medical care... more

Speaker to move his family into rent-free flat at Commons

23.06.09
John Bercow began a programme of reform as Speaker by dumping the traditional court robes and bringing a young family into Speaker’s House for the first time... more

London MPs in stampede to offload their second homes

26.05.09
London’s MPs are frantically dumping second homes as their expenses bill of almost £10 million a year comes under the spotlight... more

‘Mrs Expenses’ told to repay £4,583 for letters

15.05.09
A London MP nicknamed “Mrs Expenses” has blundered again after she was ordered to repay thousands of pounds for misusing parliamentary stationery... more

Tories can win London for the first time in a generation

27.04.09
David Cameron is on course to turn London blue at the next general election... more

These expenses scams violate the spirit of the law – and MPs know it

07.04.09
It may not be fraud but as accusations of diddling the taxpayer reach the top of government we are owed more than excuses from those we elect... more

Politicians living near Keens don't claim for second home

03.04.09
Husband and wife London MPs Alan and Ann Keen, who have together claimed £213,000 of taxpayers' money for a second home in the capital, came under renewed fire... more

London MPs face pay probe as they prepare to pocket 9% increase

31.03.09
A full inquiry into the scandal of MPs' pay and perks was speeded up as dozens of London MPs were set to pocket an inflation-busting rise of more than nine per cent... more

Jacqui, we’re all on the gravy train

30.03.09
The row over the Commons gravy train deepened as Jacqui Smith and other MPs were revealed to be claiming the maximum or near to the limit allowed for second homes... more

Move to lower age for cervical cancer tests

13.03.09
The age women are first screened for cervical cancer could be lowered... more

The war hero who defied a tank and the MP he’s taking to court for being a ‘bone idle disaster’

06.02.09
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Minister sued by veteran for 'not helping enough'

04.02.09
A London MP has become embroiled in a legal row with an elderly ex-soldier who accuses her of "laziness"... more

I blundered in vote, admits MP fighting Heathrow expansion

29.01.09
A Labour MP who has campaigned against Heathrow expansion spoke of his "huge embarrassment" for siding with the Government over plans for a third runway... more

Hoon: Heathrow study on pollution 'over-cautious'

05.01.09
Geoff Hoon has cleared the way for expansion of Heathrow airport by branding the Government's own warnings over pollution "over-cautious"... more

Dentists 'are overcharging their patients £109m a year'

18.12.08
Dentists are overcharging patients by up to £109million a year, it was claimed... more

Early detection key to surviving cancer

10.12.08
Cancer patients face stark differences in survival rates depending on what form of the disease they have, figures reveal... more

Health chiefs questioned over 'missing' £330million maternity care funding

29.10.08
Health bosses are facing a government inquiry over "missing" maternity care cash, it emerged ... more

Call for 1,000 more to train as midwives

29.10.08
The government has urged people to train as midwives to help ease a chronic shortage... more

Heathrow: MPs plot revolt against third runway

28.10.08
Plans for a third runway at Heathrow were threatened by a Cabinet revolt... more

Poll predicts wipe-out for Labour in South-East

22.09.08
Labour is facing wipe-out in the South-East at the next general election, according to a new poll... more

Tories: NHS cash needed by elderly in rich areas

27.08.08
NHS cash should be redirected from poor areas to better-off areas which have more elderly people, Tory shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley has said... more

London MPs boost pay and expenses by sitting on hands

04.07.08
London MPs are pocketing a huge cash bonanza from the taxpayer, the Standard can reveal... more

Labour MPs fight bigger Heathrow to save seats

29.05.08
Nearly half of all Labour MPs in London - including a government minister - are opposing a third runway at Heathrow... more

MPs in court fight to keep expenses secret

25.03.08
Michael Martin has launched a legal bid to block an order to reveal details of senior MPs' expenses... more

Labour rebellion on post offices slashes majority

20.03.08
Five senior London Labour MPs rebelled last night in a vote against the closure of post offices... more

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