Uptowngirl Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 MP Eric Illsley has been charged with false accounting over his expenses and suspended by the Labour Party. He is accused of dishonestly claiming £20,000 in council tax and other bills on his second home in London. The Barnsley Central MP will appear at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on 17 June. Surely all this was known about before the General Election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Known about probably, but he hadn't been charged until today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truconstruct Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Because he's a crook, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uptowngirl Posted May 19, 2010 Author Share Posted May 19, 2010 Known about probably, but he hadn't been charged until today. This was certainly not news to the party, or for that matter the electorate as it was widely reported last year. This is from the Telegraph when they published their revelations in June 2009. Quote... By Robert Winnett and Holly Watt Published: 9:47PM BST 19 Jun 2009 Senior MPs and ministers, including Beverley Hughes, David Blunkett and Mark Tami, are accused of over-claiming for council tax on their designated second home over the past four years. Eric Illsley, the Labour MP, is thought to have made the highest phantom claim – recouping more than £6,000 over and above his council tax bills since 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Six Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 “The current expenses regime must be reformed, and individual MPs must account for their expenses. Already, we have toughened the rules to ensure MPs must submit receipts to account for all their claims and any MPs with second jobs must declare them properly. I have asked for systematic independent scrutiny of every single expenses claim made in the last four years – with the power to decide what should be paid back. “But I am committed to a complete clean up of the system so the work that MPs do to improve the lives of their constituents is not overshadowed by those who have broken the rules. Wherever immediate disciplinary action is required we will take it – including barring sitting MPs from re-standing as Labour candidates if necessary.” Gordon Brown, June 2009. Link Hmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 He was the subject of an expenses and standards complaint to Parliament's watchdog in 2006. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmselect/cmstnprv/1579/1579.pdf Careless, or just willful ignorance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truconstruct Posted May 19, 2010 Share Posted May 19, 2010 He was the subject of an expenses and standards complaint to Parliament's watchdog in 2006. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmselect/cmstnprv/1579/1579.pdf Careless, or just willful ignorance? How about willful crookedness Tony? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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