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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

Alistair Darling stays north of the border while standing in for PM

17.08.09
Gordon Brown's holiday cover came under fire as it emerged Alistair Darling was spending only two and a half days in London standing in for the premier this week... 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

MP with two homes minutes from Commons claims £37,000 expenses

24.03.09
A government whip was embroiled in the growing expenses row after claiming thousands of pounds for a second London home despite already having one within 10 miles of Westminster... 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

Ministers attacked for spending £6,000 on G20 logo for London

10.03.09
Ministers came under fire for spending £6,000 on a logo for the London G20 summit to tackle the economic crisis... more

Dealing with Obama regime ‘unbelievably hard’ says mandarin

10.03.09
Btitain's top civil servant has revealed how hard dealing with the US has become since the handover to Barack Obama’s administration, with the G20 summit a particular problem... more

MP broke rules by writing to voters in next-door seat

25.02.09
A Labour MP has been accused of breaking Government rules by delivering campaigning letters on Commons notepaper to residents in a neighbouring constituency... more

Pity Jade but don’t tune in to this circus

17.02.09
I have talked to loads of people about Jade Goody in the past few days... 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

Boris scraps congestion charge western extension

27.11.08
The western extension of the congestion charge will be scrapped, Boris Johnson has announced... more

Health and safety says gravestones have to go

12.09.08
London councils were accused of "municipal vandalism" after it emerged they are spending millions to uproot gravestones seen as a threat to public health and safety... more

Beijing pays £20,000 for Ken’s junket to Games

15.08.08
Ken Livingstone was given a £20,000 free trip to the Olympics by the Chinese government... more

£20,000 Aslef donation 'is not on Ken register'

28.03.08
A £20,000 donation to Ken Livingstone's 2004 re-election campaign from train drivers' union Aslef was never publicly declared, it is claimed... more

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