Jim Devine Considers Legal Action Over Expenses

Posted on Oct 14, 2009 in blog, Jim Devine, Uncategorized Jim Devine the MP who the Sunlight Centre reported to the police for abusing his expenses is considering legal action against the Labour Party after it barred him from standing again as a candidate because of his expense claims.  The Sunlight Centre originally reported Mr Devine to the police over bogus claims he made for over £4,500 worth of shelves and repairs at his constituency...
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MPs Should Pay Back The Money Or Face Court!

Posted on Oct 12, 2009 in frontpage, projects The Sunlight Centre has today called for MPs to comply with the Sir Thomas Legg inquiry into use of the accommodation allowance and pay back money that was wrongfully claimed for the maintenance of second homes. In particular, we have written to Jacqui Smith MP whom, you might remember, we referred to the Paraliamentary Commissioner for Standards and against whom we began the process of a private...
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Baroness Scotland Complaint Accepted

Posted on Oct 12, 2009 in blog, Uncategorized The Bar Standards Board the body which regulates Barristers has accepted the Sunlight Centre complaint dated 29th September regarding Baroness Scotland’s employment of an illegal overstayer. The complaint was based on the fact that Baroness Scotland is a qualified Barrister and we believe that she has breached the Barrister’s Code of Conduct by: ‘acting in a way that damages the...
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Thank you! – Sunlight Event Conservative Conference 2009

Posted on Oct 7, 2009 in blog, frontpage, Uncategorized The Sunlight Centre had we hope to be an annual event at the Conservative Party Conference on the 6th October in The Freedom Zone.  We would like to thank the Freedom Zone team of Simon Richards, Jane Broadhurst and all their volunteers based in the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester for the smooth running of the event. We would like to thank all our volunteers who ventured into Manchester City...
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Baroness Scotland Fails To Pay Housekeeper’s Tax

Posted on Oct 5, 2009 in blog, Uncategorized According to an article in the Daily Mail yesterday Baroness Scotland had not provided her cleaner with the appropriate tax deductions in accordance with employment laws.  This is on top of the £5,000 she has already been fined by the UKBA for failing to photocopy her housekeeper’s passport.  Now she could also face criticism from fellow employers who have been fined for...
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