MPs who rejected expenses reform

bbc.co.uk     04-Jul-2008            

The MPs who voted in favour of keeping the additional costs allowance for second homes, worth up to £24,000 a year, were: Labour: Nick Ainger (Carmarthen West & Pembrokeshire South) Graham Allen (Nottingham North) David Anderson (Blaydon) Janet Anderson (Rossendale & Darwen) Ian Austin (Dudley North) Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West) Gordon Banks (Ochil & Perthshire South) Kevin Barron (Rother Valley) Margaret Beckett (Derby South) Clive Betts (Sheffield Attercliffe) Liz Blackman (Erewash) Roberta Blackman-Woods (Durham, City of) Bob Blizzard (Waveney) David Borrow (Ribble South (South Ribble)) Nick Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East & Wallsend) Richard Burden (Birmingham Northfield) Colin Burgon (Elmet) Andy Burnham (Leigh) Stephen Byers (Tyneside North) Alan Campbell (Tynemouth) Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley) Ben Chapman... [read full story]                    

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Is your MP on the roll of shame?

timesonline.typepad.com     04-Jul-2008          

The vast majority of MPs - 146 of the 172 - who voted to keep the second home allowance, which allows MPs to buy items on the "John Lewis list", were Labour, including 33 ministers. The list in full is: Labour: Nick Ainger...                    

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MP expenses - A cunt list of those who voted to keep the system they exploit.

newportcity.blogspot.com     04-Jul-2008          

No surprise here what so ever. 30 senior Government figures were among the 146 Labour MPs who voted to keep their generous expenses. Well, not really some(IE most of this list) of these MP's know they are fucked when our PM...                    

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The A-Z of Politics - E is for Expenses

libdemblogs.co.uk     05-Jul-2008          

In politics, expenses are used to top-up an otherwise frankly ridiculous salary. This is as true of MPs as their staff. An MPs salary is not enough to attract people of the right calibre to the commons so there needs to be a...                    

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