Farage should check his own funds before accusing others of being in it for the money
Alex Hern details UKIP leader Nigel Farage’s hypocrisy in accusing other parties of being bought off by EU money.
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Griffin runs for the hills when confronted with fraud allegations
BNP leader Nick Griffin was once more shown up for the coward he is by the BBC last night, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.
Weak Cameron will struggle to fire Fox
Liam Fox is a threat to David Cameron, vulnerable, damaging to his government and bringing politics into disrepute – but the PM may be too weak to get rid of him.
The price of Jim Devine’s fraud
The former Labour MP for Livingston, Jim Devine, has been found guilty of defrauding the taxpayer of £8,385 by submitting false receipts. This can now been added the sums taken criminally by David Chaytor (£22,000) and Eric Illsley (£14,000) to a total of almost £45,000 stolen from the taxpayer.
Should Sinn Fein MPs claim expenses?
Should Sinn Fein MPs be allowed to claim parliamentary expenses, despite the party’s policy of not taking their seats? DUP Deputy Nigel Dodds has previously described Sinn Fein’s ability to claim expenses as “an iniquitous situation”
New MPs unsure of their role in the ‘new political era’
The record number of new MPs are finding it difficult to adjust to their roles in the ‘new politcs’ and the traditions and processes of Parliament, three new MPs revealed today.
IPSA chair outlines vision of reforming expenses
Recent events leave us in no doubt that the parliamentary rulebook is in need of drastic reform. The question is, what form should it take?
Net closes in on BNP Euro & UK expenses fiddles
Having failed to submit their accounts on time to the electoral commission, the BNP are refusing to publish details of their European expenses.
Brussels “expenses scandal” not in same league as Westminster
The Office of the European Parliament has told Left Foot Forward that there is no scandal, and the system in Brussels is nothing like the one in Britain.
Cameron’s hot air on lobbying
It has now emerged that one of David Cameron’s key themes of his speech to the University of East Anglia do not reflect the reality of the Conservative party.