David Wilshire, the disgraced Conservative MP, has compared the treatment of politicians over their expense claims to the plight of Jews in Nazi Germany. By Robert Winnett Deputy Political Editor David Wilshire, who is standing...
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Sir Christopher Kelly's report into the MPs' expenses scandal following The Daily Telegraph's revelations will recommend a shakeup of the system in the House of Commons. Here is a timeline of how the story developed.
A shamed Tory MP was last night slammed for comparing the treatment of MPs over the expenses row with the suffering of Jews under the Nazis. David Wilshire, who is quitting after paying more than s100,000 in expenses to his own...
A shamed Tory MP was last night slammed for comparing the treatment of MPs over the expenses row with the suffering of Jews under the Nazis. David Wilshere, who is quitting after paying more than £100,000 in expenses to his own...
Tory's 'grotesque' outburst in letter A shamed Tory MP was last night slammed for comparing the treatment of MPs over the expenses row with the suffering of Jews under the Nazis. David Wilshere, who is quitting after paying...
Expenses cheat: Conservative MP David Wilshire Just when we thought MPs could sink no lower, along comes David Wilshire. He is the £100,000 expenses cheat who has written to voters comparing the 'witch-hunt' against crooked MPs...
Disgraced Tory David Wilshire sparked fury yesterday after comparing the treatment of grasping MPs over the expenses scandal to the plight of the Jews under the Nazis. Mr Wilshire was forced to apologise last night after once...
A few months ago Harriet Harman caused outrage by suggesting that the “court of public opinion” mattered more than a court of law on City pay. Sir Fred Goodwin should, she said, waive part of his £650,000-a-year pension from...
By Nigel Morris, Deputy Political Editor A Conservative MP was ordered to apologise by David Cameron after he likened the plight of politicians over expenses to the persecution of the Jews in Nazi Germany. David Wilshire's...
The Tory MP says he confident of being cleared of any expenses wrongdoing David Wilshire, Tory MP for Spelthorne, made the apology after party leader David Cameron said his comments had been "frankly ludicrous". But he said he...
The Tory MP says he confident of being cleared of any expenses wrongdoing David Wilshire, Tory MP for Spelthorne, made the apology after party leader David Cameron said his comments had been "frankly ludicrous". But he said he...