51 h. ago Minister criticises expenses rules after Labour MP's £900 'pet rent' claim

The MP for Coventry North West Taiwo Owatemi reportedly made the claim after her landlord at her second home in London imposed a pet surcharge

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53 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.

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54 h. ago Government asks MP watchdog to review expenses rules after £900 ‘pet rent’ claim

Dan Jarvis said the Government would urge the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority to change expenses rules.

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58 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.

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65 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.

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2 w. ago Labour loses its way on benefits reform – Politics Weekly UK

After months of speculation, the government will soon lay out plans to change the benefits system. Keir Starmer argues that the current system is ‘the worst of all worlds’. But with deep cuts to disability payments on the table, could the changes come at the expense of the most vulnerable? And will Labour MPs really be able to support this? John Harris hears from the head of social policy at the New Economics Foundation, Tom Pollard, and the Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff Continue reading...

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