Dog food expenses MP backed by local party (From Bucks Free Press)
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Dog food expenses MP backed by local party
12:13pm Thursday 21st May 2009 in
AN MP’s constituency party has given her a unanimous vote of confidence after she bought dog food on expenses.
Chesham and Amersham MP Cheryl Gillan said the £4.74 purchase was a mistake which she was “mortified” by.
It was among the revelations by The Daily Telegraph last week.
For an exclusive article by Mrs Gillan on her expenses see tomorrow’s Bucks Free Press.
A statement by the Chesham and Amersham Conservative Association said: “The executive council of Chesham and Amersham Conservative Association met with Cheryl Gillian MP to discuss MP's expenses.
“Cheryl gave a full account of her expenses and whilst not supporting the actions of other members of the house explained the effect that the current publicity was having on the whole apparatus of government.
“Cheryl indicated that all of her claims had been made by her personally.
“She offered a full apology for the embarrassment she had caused and indicated that she was mortified by her mistake.”
It said: “Cheryl was given a unanimous vote of confidence by the executive.
“After a full discussion of the issues it was agreed that the current Parliamentary expenses system was were fatally flawed.
“The proposals put forward by David Cameron were endorsed as a practical and sensible approach.”
Comments(21)
You ain't seen me
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1:11pm Thu 21 May 09
Leave the doggy alone!
irish john
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1:24pm Thu 21 May 09
J B Blackett
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1:29pm Thu 21 May 09
They should have shown a LEAD.
I think they take certainly the BISCUIT.
I hope they don't WINALOT of Votes.
Thank You
Lillymoe
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1:57pm Thu 21 May 09
J B Blackett wrote:Good work !
The Dog Food Party and their CHUMs have displayed a lack of PEDIGREE. They should have shown a LEAD. I think they take certainly the BISCUIT. I hope they don't WINALOT of Votes. Thank You
Moat and Chandelier Alert
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2:05pm Thu 21 May 09
Plus ça change...
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2:08pm Thu 21 May 09
Sorry folks.. Only Latin until we 'veni vidi vici' Wycombe's Roman villa...!!!?
Plus ça change...
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2:16pm Thu 21 May 09
... and I think JBB is being too 'woof'!
parcelman
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3:09pm Thu 21 May 09
Plus ça change... wrote:No he is just barking
... and I think JBB is being too 'woof'!
S/W bone-hour
Angela M
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3:49pm Thu 21 May 09
rambler241
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4:38pm Thu 21 May 09
Seems she "accidentally" claimed, just as others "accidentally" claimed for mortgage repayments for fully repaid mortgages, or furniture for the "wrong" home.
As I have said elsewhere, I don't see much wrong with the rules themselves, just the (extremely) loose way they were interpreted by the MPs and the Claims Office.
yog
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4:55pm Thu 21 May 09
Melanie1
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6:50pm Thu 21 May 09
chesham20
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7:37pm Thu 21 May 09
lippy57
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7:41pm Thu 21 May 09
I shall be looking elsewhere for an alternative Party to vote for. UKIP are as bad as the rest.
George1
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11:51pm Thu 21 May 09
There is NO transparency locally either otherwise we would have known about the £5 million in Icelandic Banks before the money was lost.
With Labour and the Conservatives stonewalling for damage limitation, the Lib Dems are the only ones coming out of the political mess with any credibility.
Michael, HP7
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12:51am Fri 22 May 09
Melanie1
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7:25am Fri 22 May 09
Michael, HP7 wrote:???
Enriched with nourishing marrowbone jelly.
Moat and Chandelier Alert
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10:10am Fri 22 May 09
Cheryl Gillan says she is "so sorry that any action of mine has caused anger..." putting the dog food fiasco down to "the pressures of time and work." It's an interesting defence that I'm sure no-one else in any other walk of life would be able to get away with.
And is it just me or does this apology fall a little short. Then as we've all said in these blog comments there are much bigger issues than the dog food. Presumably she still thinks it was acceptable for her constituents and everyone else to subsidise her non dog food shopping in London. Why precisely?
Also nothing at all in the piece attemptng to justify the high car travel claims from Bucks to Westminster on top of the 90k over 4 years for the Battersea apartment. Our local MPs appear to have learnt nothing from the last few weeks.
Why am I paying for your third home?
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11:25pm Tue 26 May 09
Cheryl Gillan 25/05/2009 Personal additional Accomodation Allowance Council Tax London Flat 85.00
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Cheryl Gillan 25/05/2009 Personal additional Accomodation Allowance Utility Standing Order Gas London Flat 15.00
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Cheryl Gillan 25/05/2009 Personal additional Accomodation Allowance Utility Standing Order ElectricityLondon Flat 13.00
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Cheryl Gillan 25/05/2009 Personal additional Accomodation Allowance Telephone Standing Order London Flat 11.
stevenadams
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8:32pm Sat 30 May 09
George1 wrote:What rubbish.
Some Local councillors receive very high expenses, maybe the Daily Telegraph could look there as well.
There is NO transparency locally either otherwise we would have known about the £5 million in Icelandic Banks before the money was lost.
With Labour and the Conservatives stonewalling for damage limitation, the Lib Dems are the only ones coming out of the political mess with any credibility.
Cameron set up the independent panel that has unearthed and fired his own MPs; he has ordered others to stand down and he has said he supports police action against any MP deserving it.
Nick Clegg, on the other hand, has done what? Nothing at all. Oh yes, he's used the whole thing to demand a voting system change to PR... now which party would beenfit the most there? Hmm, let me think...
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yog says...
12:54pm Thu 21 May 09