Oink, Oink, Oink. So much for shame. Peter Riddell, The Independent:
A remarkable email, sent to Labour members by the Parliamentary Labour Party’s office and leaked to The Independent, says: “It would be easy for the public to gain the impression from this [media] coverage that MPs are generally claiming excessively or outside the rules laid down by Parliament, which is not the case.”
The briefing paper, from the PLP’s resource centre, insisted that the expenses claims disclosed in recent days enjoyed “the full approval of the parliamentary authorities”
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Today MPs will launch a drive to restore public confidence in the system.
Good luck with that. Squeal, piggies, squeal!
