Archive for 'expenses'
MPs to lose Communications Allowance
Among the Kelly Report's recommendations for reforming MPs' expenses and allowances is the abolition of the £10,000 annual Communications Allowance. And quite right too. The report states: 8.20 The Committee believes that effective engagement between an MP and his or her constituents is of the utmost importance, particularly in the wake of recent events. The [...] read on »
Commons flame war
I draw your attention to Early Day Motion no 1037, lodged yesterday by Peter Kilfoyle MP and signed by more than 50 MP colleagues: at the current count, 51 Labour and 1 LibDem (Lembit, before you ask). That this House deplores the innuendo of the blog of Nick Robinson, the BBC's lobby correspondent; calls upon [...] read on »