UK: The A-Z of MPs’ new expenses claims
By Caroline Wheeler, Tom Calver and Rosamund Urwin From the Times UK
A Culture secretary Jeremy Wright and Labour’s Andy McDonald are among MPs who have claimed for air freshener.
B Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has spent £4,732 on his office burglar alarm since 2010.
C Geoffrey Cox, now the attorney-general, flew to the Cayman Islands at a cost to the taxpayer of £1,836 in September 2014.
D Keir Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary, spent £943.92 on decorations and maintenance of his constituency offices in 2017.
E The hardline Brexiteer European Research Group has received about £331,000 from the taxpayer since 2010, mainly funded through Tory MPs’ £2,000 annual subscriptions.
F Two MPs have bought fax machines — widely seen as obsolete technology — since 2017.
G Jeremy Hunt’s office has spent £1,182 on glasses and eye…Want to read more?Subscribe now and get unlimited digital access on web and our smartphone and
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