Controversal MP Shahid Malik has today attacked the Sunlight Centre for what he saw as a politically motivated complaint against him put in to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.

In response Harry Cole from the Sunlight Centre said:

“For Mr Malik to suggest that the complaint by the Sunlight Centre for Open Politics was politically motivated shows, even now, how out of touch he is with public outrage concerning the expenses crisis. He should also await the publication of John Lyon’s full report before declaring himself a saint. As the length and depth of John Lyon’s investigation shows there was serious concern surrounding Mr Malik’s office arrangements that took nearly a year to unravel. We are disappointed if, once again, John Lyon has been forced to clear an MP who while working “within the rules” has got away with practices that would be wholly inappropriate in any other profession. The Sunlight Centre has argued that it’s not just trust in politics that is broken, but the rules of the game too.”

Published on April 3rd, 2010 by Sunlight Team