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.

Economics

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.

Economics

66 h. ago More than 20 Labour MPs now facing criminal action over failing to declare visits by Angela Rayner's battlebus as Election expenses

A dossier identifying 24 MPs who were visited by the bus but did not itemise it as an expense has been sent by the Conservatives to the Electoral Commission.

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69 h. ago 'It's a disgrace!' Labour MP used taxpayers' cash to cover 'pet rent for furry friend' at London home

'It's a disgrace!' Labour MP used taxpayers' cash to cover 'pet rent for furry friend' at London home  GB News

Economics

7 d. ago Isle of Man passes assisted dying bill to allow terminally ill people 'autonomy and choice' to end their lives despite opposition from campaigners

Terminally ill people on the Isle of Man will be given 'autonomy and choice' at the end of their lives, a GP and politician said as his Assisted Dying Bill took its final step towards becoming law.

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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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