Committee of Standards and Privilages member Andrew Dismore MP has been reported to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards in light of allegations about his expenses. In a letter to the Commissioner for Standards, The Sunlight Centre for Open Politics set out possible breaches of the 2003 Green Book Rules that applied at the time. A [...]
Posted on November 23rd, 2009 by Sunlight Team
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Read the Kelly report in full. Click here. Sir Christopher Kelly publishes report today on MPs expenses. Today. Sunlight Correspondents are currently in Westminster including Juliet Samuel author of the shadow report ‘Disinfecting Parliament’ to measure the success of the Kelly report both with the media, the public and MPs (if anyone is brave enough [...]
Posted on November 4th, 2009 by chris
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Former Home Office minister Tony McNulty is ordered to repay almost £14,000 after claiming a second home allowance for his parents’ house. The Commons standards and privileges committee ruled that Mr McNulty breached Commons rules by making a claim for expenses that were, // “not wholly and exclusively incurred in connection with his parliamentary duties” [...]
Posted on October 29th, 2009 by chris
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The Sunlight Centre Complaint regarding Lord Renard’s designation of his second home has been turned down by the Clerk of the Parliaments. Peers accused of abusing their expenses have been given the green light to carry on claiming. They include peers who have been accused of raking in large sums from the taxpayer based on [...]
Posted on October 22nd, 2009 by chris
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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 [...]
Posted on October 12th, 2009 by Mike Rouse
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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 [...]
Posted on October 7th, 2009 by chris
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Sunlight Centre Event Tuesday 6th October 14:15 – 15:15 – Barborolli Room, THE FREEDOM ZONE, The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, M2 3WS ‘DISINFECTING PARLIAMENT’ Panel Discussion on the Shadow Report into MP’s expenses The Sunlight Centre released an independent report on the 21st September, with a foreword by Douglas Carswell [...]
Posted on September 30th, 2009 by chris
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You can now buy a glossy, bound cover of our Shadow Kelly Report, Disinfecting Parliament for £10. The report gives the most comprehensive overview available of the internal system that generates the expenses rules and gives radical recommendations for the overhaul needed toopen up Parliament to the British people. Buy it on Lulu.
Posted on September 25th, 2009 by Mike Rouse
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Today we launched "Disinfecting Parliament," a policy paper to clean up the expenses system in Westminster. You can read it at sunlight-cops.org.uk/shadowreport & hard copies are available on request. Contact: Juliet Samuel (Author) 07500 960 931 / 020 7837 3312 Harry Cole (Media): 07826 855 190 / 020 7837 3312 DISINFECTING PARLIAMENT Sir Christopher Kelly’s [...]
Posted on September 21st, 2009 by Mike Rouse
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It was reported in the Daily Mail today that the Attorney General Baroness Scotland has been employing an illegal immigrant for the past six months. Loloahi Tapui 27, from Tonga worked in Baroness Scotland’s home as her housekeeper. Even unknowingly employing an overstayer is still an offence punishable by a fine up to £10,000 under [...]
Posted on September 17th, 2009 by chris
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