Conduct watchdog MP in expenses row

Dear Readers,

Another member of the committee that regulates MPs' conduct is facing questions over his expenses. This time Andrew Dismore MP (Labor, NW London) reportedly claimed £34,000 in second home expenses for a west London flat that hosts his girlfriend's homeopathy surgery, while declaring a property just a few miles away in his north London constituency as his main home.

Mr Dismore - who serves on the Commons Standards and Privileges Committee and is Labor MP for Hendon - then allegedly "flipped" his second home designation to the north London property and claimed a further £31,000.

He split a total of £65,000 in second home allowances between the two London properties over an eight-year period, according to the Daily Telegraph.

From: Deepak