MPs claiming driving fines on expenses is manifestly wrong, the chair of Parliament's sleaze watchdog has said.Labour MP Chris Bryant said members of the public cannot claim fines on their daily expenses, adding that MPs should not be any different.The senior party figure also said the ministerial code is ripe for reform, and the system is not fit for purpose, Mr Bryant's intervention came after The Independent revealed a Tory minister who served under Suella Braverman at the Home Office is among high-profile MPs to have wrongly claimed hundreds of pounds in driving fines on expenses Amanda Solloway, who is now a minister in the energy department, claimed back an 80 fixed penalty notice issued to her while she was driving in London in July 2020, listing it under MP travel expenses.
#people #back #information #independent #regulations #home-office #rishi-sunak #public-life #ministerial-code
[
add
]
[
|
|
...
]