49 h. ago MPs face new expenses clampdown after Labour politician billed taxpayers £900 to cover 'pet rent' for her cockapoo to live in second home

Taiwo Owatemi had her claim for 'pet rent' approved so she could keep Bella with her in the capital instead of in her Coventry North West constituency.

Economics

55 h. ago Labour MP expensed £900 ‘pet rent’ so dog could stay at second home

Taiwo Owatemi, a Government whip and the MP for Coventry North West, made the expenses claim in August last year.

Society

62 h. ago Labour MP charged the taxpayer £900 so she could pay 'pet rent' for her cockapoo dog to stay at her second home

Senior Labour MP Taiwo Owatemi has sparked fury by charging taxpayers £900 in a year for 'pet rent' for her cockapoo Bella, it has emerged.

Economics

1 week ago Operation Branchform 'questions remain' despite Nicola Sturgeon clearing, says Anas Sarwar

The Scottish Labour leader denied that the former first minister facing no charges harmed his party's chances at next year's Holyrood election.

Events

1 week ago Change council tax system to stop poorer areas being charged more – Labour MP

Hartlepool MP Jonathan Brash branded council tax as ‘the most unfair and regressive’ taxation in England.

Politics

2 w. ago Wes Streeting's former aide refuses to quit as Labour councillor despite admitting exposing himself to 13

Sam Gould, 33, was fired as a constituency caseworker by the Health Secretary and expelled by Labour after he pleaded guilty to two charges of indecent exposure in court last week.

Politics

3 w. ago EV charging points made cheaper and faster to install under Labour’s rapid deregulation plans

Exclusive: Businesses and communities will no longer have to get permission from councils to set up electric vehicle charge points

Politics

3 w. ago The city overrun by rats where rodents the size of cats lurk in bins, swarms take over train stations... and the Labour council which has started charging people a 'rat tax' to get rid of them

Residents of the Midlands city have said ongoing bin strikes, an increase in fly-tipping and HS2 building work has sparked an invasion of pesky rats and mice, as they continue to find rats at every corner.

Events

4 w. ago Labour MP: VAT charge on private schools could make elitist system more elitist

Rupa Huq argued the amount of VAT imposed on private schools should be based on turnover, to prevent smaller schools getting ‘caught in this trap’.

Politics

4 w. ago Families being charged to park on their own DRIVES by Labour council trying to raise up to £1million

Nearly 200 homes in Streatham Vale have been marked with a red X where Lambeth council says occupants have been driving 'illegally' over pavements to park on their land.

Economics