27 MPs exploiting rent loophole: report

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A total of 27 MPs including some former ministers are claiming taxpayer money for rent while simultaneously letting out properties in London, the Daily Telegraph reported Friday.

Some are claiming up to ?20,000 a year despite receiving income from properties which were often bought with assistance from the taxpayer, according to the report

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority told the paper that eight MPs were either letting properties to, or renting from, another MP, effectively allowing them to build up property investments from tax revenue.

Using official parliamentary records, the Telegraph found that former defence secretary Liam Fox and shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant were among those claiming rent while letting out London properties.

The MPs have done nothing wrong under parliamentary rules but the report is likely to lead to further questions about how tax money is used.

House of Commons speaker John Bercow wrote to the expenses regulator in a bid halt publication of the rental details, citing "security" reasons, the Telegraph reported on Thursday.

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hardly unexpected is it ? if any one thought they had cleaned up their act they must live on a different planet, these corrupt, theiving, lying, 2 faced scumbags we have entrusted to run the country live in a different world to the rest of us, while there is a lot of money at stake they will always be corrupt, money is the route of all evil as the saying goes.

come the revolution

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House of Commons speaker John Bercow wrote to the expenses regulator in a bid halt publication of the rental details, citing "security" reasons, the Telegraph reported on Thursday.

yea right to cover their snivelling thieving arses that's the security they want

to milk the taxpaying cash cow to benefit themselves !

pretty sure it might be more than 27 tho

c'mon the revolution .............................................Grumb les for prime minister !!!!!

[dingledangle]

and yet these ****ers moan about giving unemployed ?60 a week,scummy fat cigar smoking ****s

[johnboy1974]

And they locked up folk for months for stealing a few mars bars during the riots. Meanwhile these cretins get away with this.


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[GastonJ]

Easiest way to identify and use loopholes in the law, is to make the law. They have it set for themselves, greedy b***ards.

[chalky 4]

At last maybe twitter, facebook etc, could be of use. The way to solve this problem is to have these morons de-selected at their constituencies. The rot starts at selection and then keeping the scumbags as life long sitting M.P.s . The power of the internet and a well run campaign on a facebook page may help to bring them to book.

[chas7]

if someone stole money from a member of the publics purse they would be prosecuted.

yet these greedy thieving b******s can steal from the public purse and say they have done nothing wrong.

[ray156]

i want to be an mp,and live on the gravy train.mps are not there to serve us,bout time public sussed that out,next year april i am having to pay 14% of my rent because of extra bedroom,as i am on benefits.should i play the system and do what mps do.rent it out,to get money back.