Petition Eric Illsley to Resign as an MP
Posted on Jan 11, 2011 in blog, Expenses, frontpage, projects Eric Illsley MP pleaded guilty to three counts of fraud this morning, yet under Parliamentary rules could remain an MP unless he is sentenced to longer than a year in prison. We believe we should not pay his salary if he goes to prison and should immediately resign for disgracing his office and stealing taxpayers’ money. We, the undersigned, call on Eric Illsley to immediately resign and...read more
Questions Over Chris Huhne’s Expenses
Posted on Aug 6, 2010 in blog, Expenses, frontpage The battle for Eastleigh was one of the tightest at the General Election. Chris Huhne managed to hold the seat after a hard-fought battle with Maria Hutchings, the Conservative candidate. Huhne declared campaign expenses of £10,911.05 in the 23 days before the General Election – a mere £113 under the the legal limit of £11,024. After examining the expenses returns of Chris Huhne the...read more
What do Zac Goldsmith, Ed Balls and Chris Huhne have in Common?
Posted on Jul 23, 2010 in blog, frontpage, projects 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 the permitted level. Chris Huhne and Zac...read more
New Tory Minister’s Bio-tech and Agri-Business Lobbying Past Questioned
Posted on May 14, 2010 in blog, Caroline Spelman, frontpage, projects 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 set up in 1989 with her husband, Mr...read more
Make Jacqui Pay
Posted on May 6, 2010 in blog, frontpage, Jacqui Smith 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 became the expenses scandal “poster girl” after her husband...read more