We have this week begun a new investigation into the election spending of Zac Goldsmith, Chris Huhne and Ed Balls. We have reason to believe that there was irregular spending in all three of these tight campaigns. There is evidence of high spending in all of these seats, yet these successful candidates managed to declare their expenditure at [...]
Posted on July 23rd, 2010 by Sunlight Team
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The Sunlight Centre today wrote to the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs regarding the conflict of interest arising from the appointment of Caroline Spelman MP as the Secretary for State for the department. Until last year Spelman co-owned Spelman, Cormack & Associates, a food and biotechnology lobbying firm she [...]
Posted on May 14th, 2010 by Sunlight Team
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As a follow-up to our Ed Balls attack ad yesterday, the Sunlight Centre has used money raised from your generous donating to today purchase Google Ads on all terms relating to Jacqui Smith, urging voters to Make Jacqui Smith Pay for her expenses abuse: Here’s a reminder of some of Ms Smith’s expense claims: She [...]
Posted on May 6th, 2010 by Mike Rouse
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As election day gets closer and closer it is vital that the expenses crisis isn’t drowned out in promises and spin. Over the last two years the Sunlight Centre’s largest campaigns and investigations have been into the Smith Institute and former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith. With your help we want to remind voters about this [...]
Posted on April 29th, 2010 by Sunlight Team
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Labour MP Sadiq Khan has been reported to the Metropolitan Police over his expenses. The Met have confirmed they are considering the allegation and this morning’s Times suggest that the Minister is “facing a fraud investigation”. Mr Khan had expenses claims rejected for birthday cards for constituents after the Fees Office explicitly told him such a claim [...]
Posted on April 8th, 2010 by Sunlight Team
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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, [...]
Posted on April 3rd, 2010 by Sunlight Team
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TUESDAY 10AM Next Tuesday 30th March, 3 MPs and one Lord will attend the first formal day of their trial for fraud or false accounting. This is the culmination of many months’ outrage, investigation and fury at our parliamentarians’ rank abuse of the expenses system. Hundreds have promised to turn out in protest and the [...]
Posted on March 26th, 2010 by Sunlight Team
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Stephen Byers MP, former Chief Secretary to the Treasury (1998), Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1998–2001) and Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (2001–2002) was caught in a Sunday Times sting operation in which he offered access to the British government for up to £5000 per day. He referred [...]
Posted on March 22nd, 2010 by Sunlight Team
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The Crown Prosecution Service said “Two charges under section 17 of the Theft Act 1968 for false accounting have been brought against Jim Devine MP. The first charge alleges that between July 2008 and April 2009, Mr Devine dishonestly claimed £3,240 for cleaning services using false invoices. The second charge alleges that in March 2009, [...]
Posted on February 5th, 2010 by Sunlight Team
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The Sunlight Centre have today reported Gordon Brown to the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner:
Posted on January 18th, 2010 by Sunlight Team
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